The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

An aging fashion czarina mistakes obsession for love and manipulation for devotion. She drains her loyal assistant dry while chasing a younger model’s fleeting approval. The wardrobe’s better than the script.

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Rainer Werner Fassbinder directed The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant in 1972. See Rainer Werner Fassbinder's full filmography, where to start with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, or where to go after you've seen everything by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant was released in 1972 (DE original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.