Les larmes amères de Petra Von Kant

by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

1972
124 min
Feature film
Color

Hors compétition 2015

The programmer’s eye

Petra von Kant, a renowned fashion designer, proudly claims her status as a free and independent woman. Until she meets the young and beautiful Karine that she choses as her main supermodel. A powerful melodrama, ruthless, autobiographical, summarized by the subtitle of Fassbinder's play from which it is adapted: "What is a true feeling?"

Biography and Filmography

by Rainer Werner Fassbinder