The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes, Gisela Fackeldey, Irm Hermann
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Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.
- Original title
- Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant
- Original language
- German
- Country
- Germany
- Screenplay
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cinematography
- Michael Ballhaus
- Cast
- Eva Mattes, Gisela Fackeldey, Irm Hermann
Updated August 14, 2026
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