The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant)
Co-presented with MFAH Films and The Big Queer Picture Show
In Celebration of Pride Month, HCAS partners with MFAH Films and The Big Queer Picture Show to present the 50th Anniversary screening of The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant on Friday, June 10, 2022 at 7 p.m at the Brown Auditorium Theater.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s unforgettable melodrama is an unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer (Margit Carstensen) and a beautiful but icy ingenue (Hanna Schygulla). Based on the filmmaker’s own desperate obsession with a young actor, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant features exquisitely claustrophobic cinematography and full-throttle performances by an all-female cast.
West Germany, 1972, 35mm, in German with English subtitles
| Country, Year | Germany, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Director | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Writer | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Cast | Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Irm Hermann, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes, Gisela Fackeldey |
| Producer | Michael Fengler |
| Runtime | 124 MINS, SECS |
| Event Type | Film |