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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Release Date:June 11, 1976

Running Time:124 min

Genres:Drama, Romance

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Margit Carstensen Hanna Schygulla Katrin Schaake Eva Mattes Gisela Fackeldey Irm Hermann

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

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.

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