SAT FEB 14, 2026 6:30 PM QUERELLE $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with actor Franco Nero. Moderated by Variety’s Matt Donnelly. Valentine’s Day Screening Co-presented by Filming Italy Los Angeles Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE EVENT: The American Cinematheque is thrilled to present a screening of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s surreal, erotic drama QUERELLE with legendary actor Franco Nero in-person, in honor of his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. Set against glowing orange skies in the port city of Brest, Fassbinder’s dreamscape in QUERELLE unfolds a story of identity, desire and betrayal. Clad in a mid-20th century sailor uniform, Franco Nero gives a dazzling performance as Lieutenant Seblon, the naval officer deeply in love with Querelle and finding himself torn between authority and longing. ABOUT THE FILM: Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s final film is a deliriously stylized tale of hothouse lust and simmering violence. Set amid an expressionistic soundstage vision of a French sea port, this daring adaptation of a novel by Jean Genet recounts the tragedy of a handsome sailor (Brad Davis) as he is drawn into a vortex of sibling rivalry, murder and explosive sexuality. Completed just before Fassbinder’s sudden death at age thirty-seven, QUERELLE finds the director pushing his embrace of artifice and taboo-shattering depiction of queer desire to new extremes. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films COUNTRY: France/West Germany