1972 ["Rainer Werner Fassbinder"]

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Name: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Genre: [, ", d, r, m
Released: 1972
Rating: 7.5

★ 7.5 IMDb

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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