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Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant

Original version with English subtitles (no more shows planned at the moment)
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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast
Margit Carstensen (Petra von Kant), Hanna Schygulla (Karin Thimm), Katrin Schaake (Sidonie von Grasenabb), Eva Mattes (Gabriele von Kant), Gisela Fackeldey (Valerie von Kant), Irm Hermann (Marlene)
Plot Outline

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.

Genre
Drama
Runtime
124 minutes
Production country
DE
Released
1972
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