At one point, Querelle (the protagonist) literally 'shovels coal' to hide the smell of intercourse he just had with another man, and.. Yeah, every scene with every character is like that ; oozing with self loathing and unsubtle with lustful cravings, all presented in this hyper aware style.
A darkly humorous world constructed of phallic symbols, where innuendos dominate every conversation and violence eases sexual repression. Background paintings and evident stage sets make this film look like an uncomfortable dream, heightened by the players' one note performances. Which gives this borderline pornographic story a bizarre and unique flair, but also weights it down too heavily, feeling repetitious with its themes.
Still, this flick is one of a kind, weird, erotic, and unapologetically so.
A darkly humorous world constructed of phallic symbols, where innuendos dominate every conversation and violence eases sexual repression. Background paintings and evident stage sets make this film look like an uncomfortable dream, heightened by the players' one note performances. Which gives this borderline pornographic story a bizarre and unique flair, but also weights it down too heavily, feeling repetitious with its themes.
Still, this flick is one of a kind, weird, erotic, and unapologetically so.