1977
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Chinese Roulette (German: Chinesisches Roulette) is a 1976 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It stars Margit Carstensen, Ulli Lommel, and Anna Karina. The film, a bleak psychological drama, climaxes with a truth-guessing game, which gives the film its title.
Mar 30, 1977 · Chinese Roulette: Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Anna Karina, Margit Carstensen, Brigitte Mira, Ulli Lommel. Both parents of a young teen who walks with crutches secretly meet their lovers, who both surprise each other at the family's country home.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- 1977-03-30
Aug 7, 2021 · Chinese Roulette serves as a particularly startling and impactful evocation of these preoccupations, both in its directness and its relentless brutality. A description of the film’s plot may, at...
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Dec 31, 2014 · A husband and wife lie to each other about their weekend travel plans, only to both show up at the family's country house with their lovers. Written and Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Produced by Michael Fengler and Barbet Schroeder. Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus. Music by Peer Raben.
Shocking revelations occur when cheating spouses and their daughter (Andrea Schober) gather at their country estate.
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- Margit Carstensen
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Drama
It is firmly stuck in Fassbinder's harsh, icy world and is a film of cold intellectualism. Set in a house of dishonesty, Chinese Roulette functions as a beautiful chamber piece. Yet it slowly reveals social anarchy and the everyday fascism of family life.
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Psychodrama with a vengeance: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s first international co-production, drenched in gothic atmosphere, is another deadly assault on the institution of marriage. Michael Ballhaus’ camera, ruthless and restless, leads us through a labyrinth of lies.
