Chinese Roulette (1976)

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.