Die Bitteren Tränen Der Petra Von Kant (The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant) 1972 M
When
1.00pm, Sun 31 Jul 2016 (124 mins)
Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
In the early 1970s, Rainer Werner Fassbinder discovered the American melodramas of Douglas Sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more intensely emotional register. One of the earliest and best-loved films of this period in his career is The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer (Margit Carstensen) and a beautiful but icy ingénue (Hanna Schygulla) is a fully Fassbinder affair, featuring exquisitely claustrophobic cinematography and full-throttle performances by an all-female cast.
MA15+ | Nudity and sexual references
Film Details
- Director/Script: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Based on: the play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus
- Cast: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Irm Hermann, Eva Mattes
- Editor: Thea Eymèsz
- Production Designer: Kurt Raab
- Costume Designer: Maja Lemcke
- Production Companies: Filmverlag Der Autoren, Tango Film
- Print Source/Rights: The Fassbinder Foundation
- Year: 1972
- Runtime: 124 minutes
- Country: West Germany
- Languages: German, (with English subtitles)
- Sound: Mono
- Colour: Colour
- Screening Format: 35mm