Chinese Roulette 1976  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Margit Carstensen, Ulli Lommel, Anna Karina, Brigitte Mira, Alexander Allerson, Andrea Schober, Macha Meril, Volker Spengler, Armin Meier, Roland Henschke
A wealthy, happily-married couple has a daughter who is crippled as a result of an accident. The husband heads off on a business trip to Oslo and his wife heads to Milan. But, both really pick up their lovers and go to the family vacation castle. When the four meet, they decide to continue with their respective plans at the castle. But when the daughter shows up and decides to play a game of "Chinese Roulette," the weekend takes a turn for the worse.
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The Merchant of Four Seasons 1972  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Hans Hirschmuller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Andrea Schober, Gusti Kreissl, Kurt Raab, Heide Simon, Klaus Lowitsch, Karl Scheydt, Ingrid Caven
This is a bleak, but powerful, portrait of Hans, a fruit peddler on the streets of a German town. Starting with high hopes after returning from a tour in the French Foreign Legion, he settles into a loveless marriage, and his depression gets deeper as his failures mount. He finally drinks himself to death.
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| 1. Chinese Roulette (1976)
2. The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)
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