Special Screenings

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

2 hr. 4 min. | Drama, Romance | Pegi 13

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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Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a director and producer, actor and screenwriter who is regarded internationally as the leading German post-war director and one of the most significant exponents of New German Cinema. From 1969 to 1982, in addition to theatre productions and radio dramas, he successfully realised over 30 feature films and a range of TV productions. Fassbinder rebelled against the commercial German cinema of the post-war era and was th
Languages
German
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Original title
Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant
Produced
1972: Germany

Film information

Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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