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trolley freak
26Mar12
One of Fassbinder's influences for his early films was Godard and in this stylish puzzle of a film, brilliantly choreographed as much as directed, he imported Jean-Luc's ex-wife, the divine Anna Karina, to appear alongside Fassbinder regulars Margit Carstensen, Brigitte Mira and Volker Spengler. Eight people are gathered together in a country house to play the revelatory titular game. Intense and a little obscure....
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Magnus Alexander Nikolaisen
1Feb12
The little scene with Kraftwerks Radioactivity is just magnificent, and sums up what is brilliant with this quite so creepy film.
mannequinlegs
12Nov11
how perfect was that shot of kraftwerk's radioactivitat, amongst that blanket of mahler? almost as perfect as the film's title is a metaphor for the film's mine of viciousness, domination, and deception.
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shaun alleman
16Nov10
I expected this to be bleaker when I first heard of it. I just watched it though and would say actually its more cutting in tone for lack of a better word. Actually this is quite different to the usual Fassbinder fare which I enjoy and I'm glad I got to see this other side to his work. Roger below your post is actually brilliant- the film couldn't be summed up any better.
Hideous Bitch Princess
19Aug10
Some of Fassbinder's most concise and accurate commentary on one of his most commonly visited topics - alienation and it's effect on human behavior. The film suggests that those who are subjected to the strongest alienation and have the largest amount of obstacles placed in between them and so-called normality are often forced to become the most observant of society, and therefore more capable of manipulating it.
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