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The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant (German: Die Bitteren Tränen Der Petra Von Kant) is a 1972 West German New Wave psychological romantic drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his own play.
Oct 5, 1972 · The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant: Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes. A troubled fashion designer strikes up a romance with a much younger woman.
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This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer (Margit Carstensen) and a beautiful but icy ingenue (Hanna Schygulla)—based, in a sly gender reversal, on the writer-director’s own desperate obsession with a young actor—is a true Fassbinder affair, featuring exquisitely claustrophobic c...
Aug 12, 2022 · One of the first and best-loved films of this period in his career is The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, which balances a realistic depiction of tormented romance with staging that remains true to the director’s roots in experimental theater. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion ...
Jan 13, 2015 · The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) begins with two house cats on a staircase, their small motions of eating and grooming intermittently visible under the credits. The shot tacitly references Cukor's opening gambit, anticipating a story where elegant surfaces hide tooth-and-claw instincts.
Mar 6, 2015 · Hemlines and Heartbreak in Fassbinder’s ‘The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant’. Share full article. Margit Carstensen as the title character, a fashion designer, in Rainer Werner...
