Querelle (1982)
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Cinematography by Josef Vavra, Xaver Schwarzenberger
R108 min60 frames
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It will take you into a surreal world of passion and sexuality, further than most would dare to go.
Stills, screencaps & shots from Querelle
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Querelle — official trailer
What is Querelle about?
A handsome Belgian sailor on shore leave in the port of Brest, who is also a drug smuggler and murderer, embarks upon a voyage of highly charged and violent homosexual self-discovery that will change him forever from the man he once was.
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What does the cinematography of Querelle look like?
Across 60 sampled frames, Querelle builds its coverage from medium shots (40% of the sample), with close-ups (37%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Josef Vavra keeps 83% of it in soft, low-key light. 92% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 77% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Querelle?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Querelle (1982) are #15110a, #332a13, #281b0d, #323029, #4b3015, #8c732c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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