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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 73/100. Scores higher than 84% of the 1,162 1970s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic73/100
241 audience votes
Key crew
- Rainer Werner FassbinderDirector
- Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay
Cast
- Margit CarstensenPetra von Kant
- Hanna SchygullaKarin Thimm
- Katrin SchaakeSidonie von Grasenabb
- Eva MattesGabriele von Kant
- Gisela FackeldeyValerie von Kant
- Irm HermannMarlene
Stills
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Themes
australiasuccessbremenbased on play or musicalfashion designeregoismlesbian relationshipsecretaryfashionlgbt
The Best Movies of 1972
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant is #19 of 50
