# The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)

> A fashion designer’s consuming attraction to an aspiring model exposes a closed world of desire, dependency, and emotional domination.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5408

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes, Gisela Fackeldey, Irm Hermann
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068278/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: claustrophobic, melancholic, caustic, focused cinephile viewing, theater adaptation night

## Synopsis

A tumultuous love affair unfolds in the world of high fashion, where desire and power collide.

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