Chinese Roulette

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Angela is the crippled daughter of two separated but still-feuding parents. In this Rainer Werner Fassbinder film, the wealthy parents are both induced to come to their country vacation house with their lovers in tow. For years, they have tried to make Angela feel guilty for having driven them to seek comfort outside their marriage, though ironically there is some indication that their dalliances may have had a hand in the accident that caused her condition. In this unpleasant milieu, they begin playing a ...
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Overview

Angela is the crippled daughter of two separated but still-feuding parents. In this Rainer Werner Fassbinder film, the wealthy parents are both induced to come to their country vacation house with their lovers in tow. For years, they have tried to make Angela feel guilty for having driven them to seek comfort outside their marriage, though ironically there is some indication that their dalliances may have had a hand in the accident that caused her condition. In this unpleasant milieu, they begin playing a truth-telling game called "Chinese Roulette," which leads to even more distasteful revelations and recriminations..
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Special Features

New transfer made from restored print; Subtitle control; Filmography; Weblinks; Beware of a Holy Whore trailer; Information on other Fassbinder films
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/10/2003
  • UPC: 720917537320
  • Original Release: 1976

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  • Source: Fox Lorber
  • Aspect Ratio: Vistavision (1.66:1)
  • Presentation: Wide Screen
  • Language: Deutsche
  • Time: 1:22:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Margit Carstensen Ariane
Ulli Lommel Kolbe
Anna Karina Irene
Alexander Allerson Gerhard
Andrea Schober Angela
Macha Meril Traunitz
Brigitte Mira Kast
Volker Spengler Gabriel
Armin Meier
Kurt Raab
Helen Vita
Technical Credits
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director, Editor, Screenwriter
Michael Ballhaus Cinematographer
Ila von Hasperg Editor
Juliane Lorenz Editor
Peer Rabin Score Composer
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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Weekend Travel [4:37]
2. Arrivals [4:27]
3. At the Mansion [5:00]
4. Interruption [4:20]
5. Awkward Dinner [3:05]
6. A Reading [4:04]
7. Don't Hit the Child [7:16]
8. Life Is Simple [2:21]
9. Switch Partners [2:18]
10. Morning Walk [4:05]
11. Breakfast [1:57]
12. Jealousy [3:00]
13. Crutch Dance [1:30]
14. Do You Love My Wife? [3:03]
15. Rejected [1:28]
16. Chinese Roulette [7:27]
17. The Game Begins [6:45]
18. Kast's Question [6:06]
19. Final Question [7:05]
20. 'Til Death Do Us Part [2:15]
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Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Film
   Scene Access
   Special Features
      R. W. Fassbinder Filmography
      Beware of a Holy Whore Trailer
      Weblinks
   Subtitles
      English Subtitles: On
      English Subtitles: Off
   Fassbinder on DVD
   Weblinks
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