Directed by:
Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay:
Rainer Werner FassbinderCinematography:
Michael BallhausComposer:
Peer RabenCast:
Anna Karina, Brigitte Mira, Ulli Lommel, Volker Spengler, Macha Méril, Margit Carstensen, Andrea Schober, Erik Schumann, Armin Meier, Alexander AllersonVOD (1)
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In Chinese Roulette a married couple set off on separate business trips, only to both turn up at the family's country retreat with their secret lovers. Things become even more complicated when their disabled daughter arrives and initiates a guessing game at dinner in which infidelities are revealed and relationships dramatically breakdown. (Arrow Films)
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The film, roughly from the middle of Fassbinder's career, once again confirms its originality and above all the ability for constant development of his films, and in this case, the formal aspect is perhaps the most striking. The camera movements (especially the circular ones) and close-ups of actors' faces give them that "something" that actors, under the director's guidance, have left concealed behind impenetrable expressions, hiding their true feelings (most notably Ulli Lommel). The shots in the interior are among the most inventive that Fassbinder has ever presented in this regard. The music, combined with the camera, adds a false splendor to the atmosphere of the scenes, as is proudly displayed by the beautiful castle where scenes of infidelity, deceit, and hidden hatred have been taking place (perhaps since time immemorial).
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