Posted inBrad Davis Fassbinder, Rainer Werner Genet, Jean Movies Querelle (Movie) ‘Querelle’: Fassbinder’s Defiant Swan Song Anthology Film Archives is screening Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1982 film, based on Jean Genet’s novel, about a young sailor’s criminal and erotic escapades. Posted by By J. Hoberman
Posted inBertin, Roland France Genet, Jean Mezzogiorno, Vittorio Movies The Wounded Man (Movie) ‘The Wounded Man’: Dark Night, Lost Soul In its unflinching depiction of a French teenager’s violent gay awakening, this 1983 film is among Patrice Chéreau’s most confrontational works. Posted by By J. Hoberman