The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Dir: Rainer Werner FassbinderCast: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake
124mins 1972 Germany 12A German
Subtitled The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Part of QueerFest 2025
Introduced by Lisa Holloway
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.
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