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A handsome sailor is drawn into a vortex of sibling rivalry, murder, and explosive sexuality.A handsome sailor is drawn into a vortex of sibling rivalry, murder, and explosive sexuality.A handsome sailor is drawn into a vortex of sibling rivalry, murder, and explosive sexuality.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
Natja Brunckhorst
- Paulette
- (as Nadja Brunkhorst)
Robert van Ackeren
- Betrunkener Legionär
- (as Robert v. Ackeren)
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
- Arbeiter
- (as K. H. v. Hassel)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaIn its first three weeks in theatrical release in Paris, France, more than 100,000 tickets were sold. According to "Genet: A Biography" (1993) by Edmund White, this was the first time that a film with such a strong gay theme had achieved this kind of box-office success.
- Alternate versionsFrench version credits Catherine Breillat for the French adaptation.
- ConnectionsEdited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
- SoundtracksThe Tears Of The Lady
Composed By David Ambach, Peer Raben
Orchestrated By Peer Raben
(P) Schlicht Musikverlage, 1982 RCA/Ciné Music
© Schlicht Musikverlage
Published and Licensed by Musikverlage Hans Wewerka
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Jean Genet's queer theory is still cutting edge and controversial. The film version can't begin to encompass all the ideas in the novel, but it stands on its own. This film is stylized and poetic, raw and crass. Tenderness and brutality blend until you can't tell one from the other. Betrayal becomes an act of affection. Submission is empowering.
Characters travel to extremes in their journeys of self discovery. One man seduces his young lover with lecherous statements about the boy's sister, "Imagine what I'd do to her if I were holding her like I'm holding you right now." The same man later rants in a bar, "I'm all man!!! I even f*** guys!" This dichotomy of gender-play and defiant same-sexuality is at the root of Genet's queer theory. Even someone with no knowledge of Genet's philosophy will be struck by its power in this film.
Characters travel to extremes in their journeys of self discovery. One man seduces his young lover with lecherous statements about the boy's sister, "Imagine what I'd do to her if I were holding her like I'm holding you right now." The same man later rants in a bar, "I'm all man!!! I even f*** guys!" This dichotomy of gender-play and defiant same-sexuality is at the root of Genet's queer theory. Even someone with no knowledge of Genet's philosophy will be struck by its power in this film.
- stephenrpearce
- Feb 19, 2007
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- Also known as
- Querelle: A Film About Jean Genet's 'Querelle de Brest'
- Filming locations
- Berlin, Germany(only studio interiors)
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- DEM 4,400,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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