Movie

White Journey

1980 · 52 min

A dreamlike, threadbare fever of sailors and seaports, staged like a scratched silent film that drifts between desire and melancholy.

Overview: One of Werner Schroeter's most important and inventive works, this threadbare evocation of Jean Genet's notorious Querelle depicts the erotic adventures of two sailors through the world's seaports in the manner of a cut-rate silent movie.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, romantic and campy. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Sexuality, obsession, isolation, identity
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: sexuality
obsession
isolation
identity
love
Places: sea
big city
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong