Movie

Chinese Roulette

1977 · 86 min

A cold, theatrical descent into bourgeois cruelty, where elegant surfaces crack under a child's calculated revenge.

Overview: Ariane and Gerhard Christ, a wealthy Munich couple, plan for the weekend on separate trips, lying to the other about their trysts. However, their itineraries are complicated when they both arrive at the family's country home with their respective lovers.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Betrayal, family, deception, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
family
deception
class
power
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild