Name: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Released: 1972

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Synopsis

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.

Year1972

CountryGermany

DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder

MovementNew German Cinema

Cinematic DNA

When I first started talking about *Far From Heaven*, I talked about *Petra von Kant* as the reference point for the idea of a completely contained stage space.

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