The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

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 : DramaRomance

Runtime : 124 mins

Release Date : 1972-10-05

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Nope, this is another film about which I didn't get the memo. Though Margit Carstensen performs addictively in the title role, the rest of this quickly descends into a rather tedious introspection of a sexually fluid woman who treats her secretary "Marlene" (Irm Hermann) appallingly at the best of ...

Cast

Margit Carstensen

Margit Carstensen

(Petra von Kant)

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

(Karin Thimm)

Katrin Schaake

Katrin Schaake

(Sidonie von Grasenabb)

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

(Gabriele von Kant)

Gisela Fackeldey

Gisela Fackeldey

(Valerie von Kant)

Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann

(Marlene)

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