Movie

Querelle

1982 · 109 min

A dreamlike, theatrical descent into desire and betrayal, stylized and emotionally distant, yet hypnotically watchable.

Tagline: It will take you into a surreal world of passion and sexuality, further than most would dare to go.
Overview: French sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dice with Nono, Lysiane's husband: if you win, you are allowed to make love with Lysiane; if you lose, you have to make love with Nono... Querelle loses on purpose.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, melancholic and campy. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, betrayal, identity, sexuality
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: obsession
betrayal
identity
sexuality
crime
Places: sea
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong