An embittered adolescent (“they hate me because I’m crippled!”) brings her emotionally estranged parents together at their country house for a weekend full of shocking revelations.
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.
Chinese Roulette (1976)
A bitter young girl brings her emotionally estranged parents together in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s gothic psychodrama.
- 1976 Federal Republic of Germany, France
- Directed by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Produced by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Written by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Featuring
- Anna Karina, Margit Carstensen, Brigitte Mira
- Running time
- 86 minutes
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