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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972·2h 4m·Not Rated
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
12,476 votes
Metascore
73
Metacritic

A troubled fashion designer strikes up a romance with a much younger woman.

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant is a 1972 drama romance movie directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Margit Carstensen, Eva Mattes, Katrin Schaake. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 12,476 votes and runs 2h 4m.

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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Stars
Margit Carstensen
Eva Mattes
Katrin Schaake
Hanna Schygulla
Creators
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Details
1972-10-05
124 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ West Germany
★ German
Keywords
business successsparkling winefemale bodyfashion designerbitternesslesbian sex slavemental crueltywidowed womanpossessivenesslesbian loverfrustrationwoman's bedroomwest germanyemotional breakdownfeminist moviegay interestlesbian slave and mistressmother daughter relationshiplesbianturning a new leafemotional exploitationhusband wife reunionsilent charactercousin cousin relationshipage disparate romancelgbtfemale female relationshiptea setgirls' boarding schoolmuralpsychological dramafashion modelunrequited gay lovelgbt pluswest germanfour act structuregerman womanslavesleepslow dancingreference to frankfurtquitting a jobreference to southamptonsolitudereference to mick jaggerfemale female kissentrapmentspitting in someone's facefemale protagonistromantic breakupegoismlove triangleend of marriagesleeping pillwritten by directorf ratedreference to sydney australiabremen germanymannequingerman cinemanarcissistic womanlgbt cinemadialogue drivenapparent murder suicide23 year old womanseduction35th birthdayinterracial sexreference to a prostitutebased on play by same namemannequin fetishmental depressiontaking dictationcharacter says i'm claustrophobicall female castrecord playerchamber dramaqueer cinemanew german cinemagermanydoll as a giftreference to zurichpacking a suitcasepossessive lovemisandristwomen share a bedobsessive lovewoman reading a newspaperreference to miamiscreenplay adapted by authorbased on playfemale in underwearwoman dances with a woman35 year old womanlesbian romancepersonal assistantnew german wavecodependencyheartbroken womanfatal car accident