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Die Bitteren Tr�nen der Petra von Kant (The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant) (1972)

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This tale of intermingled love and hate is directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and is the 13th of the 33 films he made in his short life. It explores the universal dynamics present in close human relationships, even lesbian ones. Petra Von Kant (Margit Carstensen) is a fashion designer. Some time ago, she divorced the husband she no longer loved. Until recently, she has been in a fairly satisfactory S & M relationship with her assistant. When she develops an obsession with her fashion model,

R, 2 hr. 4 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Drama

Directed By: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Written By: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

In Theaters: Oct 5, 1972 Wide

On DVD: Mar 29, 2005

Wellspring Media Inc.

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Cast

Margit Carstensen
Petra von Kant
Irm Hermann
Marlene
Eva Mattes
Gabriele von Kant
Hanna Schygulla
Karin Thimm
Gisela Fackelday
Valerie von Kant
Katrin Schaake
Sidonie von Grasenabb

Critic Reviews for Die Bitteren Tr�nen der Petra von Kant (The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant)

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Even those who love pain will be frustrated by The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Nora Sayre

New York Times

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Rainer Werner Fassbinder's most harshly stylized and perhaps most significant film.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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The DVD cover tagline is "sex is the ultimate weapon," but of course, it's only about sex at all insofar as it's about the relationship of sex to everything else.

February 19, 2008 Full Review Source: SpoutBlog

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Karina Longworth

SpoutBlog

A brilliantly directed and performed psychodrama.

September 18, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Michael Scheinfeld

TV Guide's Movie Guide

Irresistibly soporific.

July 23, 2004 Comment

Carlo Cavagna

AboutFilm.com

Features an all-female cast, all uniformly smashing.

June 13, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

'A brilliant depiction of the manipulation inherent in every relationship and the lengths to which people will go to stay with the ones they love.'

December 7, 2003 Comment

Derek Smith

Cinematic Reflections Source: Cinematic Reflections

Not exactly the most comfortable film of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's career.

September 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Wildly overrated

October 31, 2002 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

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It's incredible how Fassbinder was able to expertly use one single set and frame it in all ways possible to please his deliciously black humour in order to tell this masochistic story of an obsessive fashion designer and her women.

July 31, 2011

Matheus Carvalho

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My favourite Fassbinder film so far by a mile! It takes a good script and great actors to make a film that is essentially shot in just one room feel exciting. Fassbinder really arrives with this film, so to do his regular actresses. Margit Carstensen is beautifully loathsome as Petra von Kant and Hanna Schygulla plays

March 28, 2011