Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Die bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant)
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Synopsis
A troubled fashion designer strikes up a romance with a much younger woman.
Cast
- Margit Carstensen
- Hanna Schygulla
- Katrin Schaake
- Eva Mattes
- Gisela Fackeldey
- Irm Hermann
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- Dec 29, 2018
rainer werner fassbinder and his films are the most relatable because i too am german, gay, and in a constant state of emotional crisis with huge anxiety and a penchant for the theatrical
WesOct 8, 2019the reason this is all set in one room is because they blew their whole budget on those wigs
rudiJan 10, 2015Two girls, one wig.
matt lynch - Dec 11, 2021
Projections of desire. An idealized lover molded and sculpted to fit those precise proportions of your delicate sensuous proclivities. Instead of a human with their own thoughts, feelings, needs and wants, you search for a canvas, a model to handcraft: a mannequin—this is…
JerryJul 20, 2019Tears? Bitter Wig? On Petra? Von Kant This? A favorite
dselwynsJan 17, 2024luxurious + lugubrious chamber melodrama about how hard it is to wait for a phone call when you’re a girl or gay or both
mia lee vicino - Nov 5, 2016
What Fassbinder can do here in one room, other directors couldn't even do in a whole house.
EnteredTheVoidFeb 1, 2019Hands down the best Florence + the Machine music video
Sara ClementsApr 13, 2015Good for you Marlene!!!!
Natasha C.
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- Reyham likedThe Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
omg she’s really down bad, poor thing
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Metacritic
A lesbian love triangle becomes a schema of sexual power plays in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s most harshly stylized and perhaps most significant film.
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
Bitter Tears offers a sensory feast that’s expanded on by the elaborate dialogue, which is poetic even as translated into English, and by the astonishingly sensual and fluid movements of the actors and the camera.
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Die bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant) (1972)?
The movie is 2hr 4min long.
What's Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Die bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant) (1972) about?
A troubled fashion designer strikes up a romance with a much younger woman.
Who's the cast of Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Die bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant) (1972)?
- Margit Carstensen as Petra von Kant
- Hanna Schygulla as Karin Thimm
- Katrin Schaake as Sidonie von Grasenabb
- Eva Mattes as Gabriele von Kant
- Gisela Fackeldey as Valerie von Kant
- Irm Hermann as Marlene
Who's the director behind Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Die bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant) (1972)?
Rainer Werner Fassbinder directed Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Die bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant) (1972).
Who produced Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Die bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant) (1972)?
Michael Fengler produced Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Die bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant) (1972).
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