Fox and His Friends + Chinese Roulette ( Faustrecht der Freiheit / Chinesisches Roulette )

Fox and His Friends + Chinese Roulette (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Faustrecht der Freiheit / Chinesisches Roulette
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
209 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1975-1976 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Written By:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Christian Hohoff

Actors:
Peter Chatel ..... Eugen Thiess
Rainer Werner Fassbinder ..... Franz Biberkopf
Karlheinz Böhm ..... Max
Adrian Hoven ..... Wolf Thiess, Eugen's father
Christiane Maybach ..... Hedwig
Harry Baer ..... Philip
Hans Zander ..... Barman Springer
Kurt Raab ..... Wodka-Peter
Rudolf Lenz ..... Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss
Karl Scheydt ..... Klaus
Peter Kern ..... Florist 'Fatty' Schmidt
Karl-Heinz Staudenmeyer ..... Krapp
Walter Sedlmayr ..... Car dealer
Bruce Low ..... Doctor
Marquard Bohm ..... American Soldier
Brigitte Mira ..... Shopkeeper #2
Evelyn Künneke ..... Secretary at Travel Agency
Barbara Valentin ..... Albine
Elma Karlowa ..... Shopkeeper #1
Ingrid Caven ..... Singer in bar
Lilo Pempeit ..... Neighbour
Ulla Jacobsson ..... Eugen's mother
Hark Bohm ..... Policeman Müller
Katherina Buchhammer ..... Madame Antoinette
El Hedi ben Salem ..... Salem the Moroccan
Irm Hermann ..... Madame Cherie / Bar Singe
Dietrich Kerky ..... Kommissar Braun
Ursula Strätz ..... Isabel
Anna Karina ..... Irene Cartis
Margit Carstensen ..... Ariane Christ
Brigitte Mira ..... Kast
Ulli Lommel ..... Kolbe
Alexander Allerson ..... Gerhard Christ
Volker Spengler ..... Gabriel Kast
Andrea Schober ..... Angela Christ
Macha Méril ..... Traunitz
Roland Henschke ..... Beggar
Armin Meier ..... Man at Service Station

Synopsis:

Fox and His Friends: Working class and middle-upper class worlds come together in this interesting look at class conflict within the gay world from the German director Reiner Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder plays Fox, he is working class, a former circus performer who wins the lottery of DM 500,000. His life starts to look up and doesn't have to struggle financially. Fox can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He begins a new relationship with Eugen, creates a business partnership, and his life is looking bright. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class roots, and the shiny new facade of middle class consciousness. Chinese Roulette: A wealthy couple, with a daughter Angela, a young teen who walks with crutches, tells each other they are off for the weekend on business (he to Oslo, she to Milan). Actually, both are meeting their lovers, and both go to the family's county home, Traunitz castle. Surprising each other, there's sophisticated laughter; they decide to continue as planned. Dinner, however, is interrupted by the arrival of Angela and her mute attendant, also named Traunitz. The next day, the child initiates a game of 'Chinese roulette,' in which one team tries to guess which of them the other team is thinking of by asking questions. The game has an edge of cruelty and the results are explosive.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 10 June, 2022.