--- title: 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)' type: 'film' director: 'Rainer Werner Fassbinder' released: '1972-06-25' runtime_minutes: 124 genres: - 'Drama' countries: - 'West Germany' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bitter-tears-of-petra-von-kant-1972' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068278/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) 1972 · 124 min · Drama · West Germany Original title: Las amargas lágrimas de Petra von Kant ## Synopsis The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant is a 1972 West German psychological romantic drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his play of the same name. Featuring an all-female cast, the film takes place entirely in the home of fashion designer Petra von Kant, following the changing dynamics in her relationships with other women. The film was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. It is regarded by many as Fassbinder's magnum opus and a classic of New German Cinema. ## Credits - **Director:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder) - **Screenplay:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder) - **Producer:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder), [Michael Fengler](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-fengler) - **Original Music Composer:** [Giuseppe Verdi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-verdi) - **Director of Photography:** [Michael Ballhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ballhaus) - **Editor:** [Thea Eymèsz](https://cinepixo.com/people/thea-eymesz) ## Cast - [Gisela Fackeldey](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisela-fackeldey) - [Irm Hermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/irm-hermann) - [Eva Mattes](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-mattes) - [Hanna Schygulla](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanna-schygulla) - [Katrin Schaake](https://cinepixo.com/people/katrin-schaake) - [Margit Carstensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/margit-carstensen) - [Midas and Bacchus](https://cinepixo.com/people/midas-and-bacchus) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bitter-tears-of-petra-von-kant-1972 Film facts: Wikidata (Q689300); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.