Chinese Roulette (1976)
- Original title
- Chinesisches Roulette
- Directed by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, France
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 101 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy married couple each secretly plans a weekend getaway. They and their lovers end up at the same country house. Their disabled daughter reveals everyone's betrayals through a cruel truth game.
bleaktensepsychologicalslow-burnunsettlingclaustrophobiccoldsharp
What happens
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. The plot follows a bourgeois married couple whose infidelities are exposed by their disabled child. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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