Querelle
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West Germany, France · 1982
Rated R · 1h 48m
Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau, Laurent Malet
Genre Drama
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A handsome sailor named Querelle arrives in the port city of Brest and begins to frequent a popular brothel there, run by Madame Lysiane, whose lover is Querelle’s brother. The longer Querelle stays, the more drawn in he is by the complicated sexual, familial, and economic tensions amidst a growing network of criminal activity. The final film from Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
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