As Angela seemingly holds an entire household in the grip of her hand, Fassbinder repeatedly questions the various power dynamics at work here. A documentary by Thomas Honickel, with testimonies by Margit Carstensen, Irm Hermann and. Made after Fassbinder disbanded his 'stock company' of actors, Chinese Roulette is quite different from his earlier bourgeois satires. With this film, Fassbinder got the opportunity to work not only with members of his regular informal repertory company including Ulli Lommel. Ruleta china (Ruleta rusa en algunas traducciones) es una película escrita y dirigida por el director alemán Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Chinese Roulette is one of the most emotionally flat and inscrutable films I've ever seen. Fassbinder (), is kind of a minimalist work, and, as it turns out, the quite right surrounding for a very special form. . fassbinder wiki. Rainer Werner Fassbinder directs and writes a bleak psychological drama which was made after Fassbinder let go of his regular actor troupe. The film plays as a. Su título original es. W. Chinese Roulette is a harsh and cynical work of frightening accuracy. "Chinese Roulette", directed by R.