The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

DCP Drama
UR 1972 Rainer Werner Fassbinder 124m

Showtimes

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

6:30PM Oriental Theatre - Herzfeld Cinema (East)

Description

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.

Year
1972
Length
124 minutes
Language
German
Rating
UR
Country
Germany
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Producers
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Fengler
Writer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring
Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake
Cinematographer
Michael Ballhaus
Editor
Thea Eymèsz
Production Design
Kurt Raab
Sound Design
Gunther Kortwich