Querelle
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Querelle

1982Movie1 h 49 minR

CrimeRomance
66
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IMDb6.6Letterboxd3.7/5Rotten Tomatoes65%70%
66
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Letterboxd3.7/5Rotten Tomatoes65%70%

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults
  • Solo watch

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • You want fast pacing
  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You're watching with family

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Fingerprint

  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Keeps you on edge.

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Fanservice, Frame-Up, Hello, Sailor!, Leatherman, Le Film Artistique, Manly GayAll 8 tropes

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