The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant, feature film, 1972
DIRECTED BY: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
CAST:
Margit Carstensen,
Hanna Schygulla,
Katrin Schaake
SCRIPT:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Michael Ballhaus
Synopsis:
Petra von Kant, successful fashion creator, falls in love with Karin and promises her a career of a model. Soon Petra becomes jealous and possessive, but Karin easily gets out of her influence whenever she wants. It seems that Karin will return to her husband who suddenly returned from Australia. Petra’s secretary Marlene opposes Petra’s relationship with Karin and leaves Petra – maybe to be a slave to someone else, as Fassbinder himself says.
color, 124 min