 Selected in competition at the 1982 Venice Film Festival. In that  edition, the Golden Lion for best film went to Wim Wender (qv)s  _Stand der Dinge, Der (1982)_ (qv) much to the disgust of Marcel  Carné, who withdrew from President of the Jury after releasing the  following statement, that can still be seen printed at the beginning  of the copies of Querelle circulating in Italy: " I would love to  make a personal statement. While being President of the Jury, I  would love to express my disappointment in not having been able to  convince my colleagues to place R.W. Fassbinders "Querelle" among  the winners. As a matter of fact, Ive found myself alone in  defending the Movie. Nevertheless, I keep on thinking that, although  controversial, R.W. Fassbinder final movie, want it or not, love it  or hate it, will one day find its place in the HISTORY of CINEMA.  Marcel Carné ".