The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

  • Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Countries of origin: West Germany
  • Language: German
  • Release date: October 5, 1972
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant
  • "Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant" is a feature film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder , starring Margit Karstensen, Hanna Schygulla , and Katrina Schack. It was released in Germany on June 25, 1972.
    The film tells the story of the 35-year-old divorced female painter Patina von Conte who was introduced by a friend and met the beautiful Karin. She provided Karin with a rich life, but in the end Karin abandoned her.   .

    Details

    • Release date October 5, 1972
    • Filming locations Worpswede, Lower Saxony, Germany
    • Production companies Filmverlag der Autoren, Tango Film

    Box office

    Budget

    DEM 325,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $8,144

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $11,623

    Gross worldwide

    $8,144

    Movie reviews

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    • By Lon 2022-01-20 08:04:26

      Confined love

      Amidst the clicking sound of typing, a painful female voice groaned: Ich liebe dich, Ich liebe dich, Ich liebe dich...

      "It is easy to sympathize with a person, but it is difficult to understand. If you understand a person, there is no need to sympathize. . Only if you don’t understand him will you sympathize with him.” When Karin finally left Petra, she comforted her and left gracefully. She sympathized with Petra and said why it was so painful. Yes, why bother, the loved one never...

    • By Durward 2022-01-20 08:04:26

      "At least give me a call and let me listen to your voice. It doesn't take much time." It feels very oriental.

      "The experience that life teaches you can't be stolen by others."
      "Treat everything with humility." I
      didn't understand my husband, so I separated.
      The woman I like goes with the man again.
      "I can't help but fall in love with you." The
      girlfriend went to find her husband. She was lonely and said to herself, "At least give me a call and let me listen to your voice. It doesn't take much time." It feels very oriental Lines.
      "Be brave and go downhill quickly."
      She...

    • By Alexie 2022-01-20 08:04:26

      Minutes of the post-view symposium on Fassbender's "Patina's Bitter Tears"

      Minutes of the symposium after watching Fassbender's work "Patina's Bitter Tears"
      /Fan Daming/

      Watch the scene of Fassbender's "Patina's Bitter Tears" (2015.11.14)

      Watching scene of "Patina's Bitter Tears": One...

    • By Damaris 2022-01-20 08:04:26

      Oppression and freedom

      The flattering methods that Fassbinder uses to lure attractive young men into and stay within his control include money, reputation, and a sense of dependence. In order for lovers to rely on themselves, Fassbinder must use money carefully. If you give too little, they will be indifferent; if you give too much, they may become independent. The way of paying for love is converted into a balance of money and benefits, making him unable to determine the true motive of his lover staying with him....

    • By Gaetano 2022-01-20 08:04:26

      Views and screenshots of the lines of "Patina's Bitter Tears"

      In my opinion, this film is depicting what most marriages in society have to experience.
          The personality is ingenious-a middle-aged female artist, Bertina, a young and beautiful woman, Karin, and a unilaterally dedicated female assistant, Marlene.
          Bertina is a person with spiritual pursuits and modern thinking; Karin is a person who has lost her parents and was abandoned by her husband. She has only beautiful silly and sweet looks. What she seeks is a sense of security, and...

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    • By Nicola 2023-09-16 11:51:01

      Costume designer Pate gets divorced because he doesn't want to be in control. She mentally abused Marlene, the aphasiatic Marlene worked as a secretary and servant, and the typewriter was her vocal cords. Pate later meets Karin, an ambitious married female model who first arrived in Germany, who uses her and then abandons it, causing Pate to collapse. On her birthday, Pate drinks alcohol and complains about women on the blanket at home. When she learns that her daughter is in love with a man,...

    • By Savanna 2023-09-10 15:27:38

      'Daddy's Home' film accompaniment. Framing/blocking masterpiece. People don't make films like this anymore... queer but not really (just like Annie lol), it's very much about power, manifesting thru women victimizing/exploiting/hurting/ loving women. Multiple endings just like portrait which I...

    • By Kaya 2023-08-16 22:07:00

      Loud Heartbreak - 09/23/14 at...

    • By Madilyn 2023-08-06 18:36:24

      Four forms: arrogant and controlling, arrogant but not controlling, humble and controlling, humble and not controlling. In the love world, when you enter the third type, you will enter the restricted area, which will make people lose everything. Infatuation is not a sin, humbleness...

    • By Mervin 2023-07-07 15:26:46

      After watching it for a few minutes, I smelled the smell of Fabinstead, and in the end it was as expected. It's too personal, and on a theme that love means pain, he let several women keep talking in a room and then he sorted it out. People who like it like it, and people who don't like it will be...

    Movie plot

    Petra von Conte (Margit Kastensen) is a 35-year-old female painter and costume designer. She already has a secondary school daughter, because she can no longer bear the indifference between husband and wife. Hypocrisy has just divorced from her husband. When her good friend Sidoni came back from Australia, Petra told her her views on men and the happiness of Sidoni's marriage. She did not agree with Petra. Sidoni explained to Petra...
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    "Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant" is a movie with a very strong sense of stage. The story unfolds in a closed space. The structure of the story is "screen", with a lot of lines and rare background music. These elements all make the movie look more like a stage play than a movie.
    The director of the film, Fassbender, is not only lingering about the performance of the stage play. The complicated scene scheduling and the convenient...
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    Movie quotes

    • Karin Thimm: I prefer to lie in bed, reading graphic novels.

    • Karin Thimm: It's better if parents don't interfere with all the things you have in your head.

    • Petra von Kant: The nice thing about the job is that you're often on the road. I love big foreign cities at night. Are you fond of traveling?

      Karin Thimm: Depends. Yes, I think so.

      Petra von Kant: It can be marvelous: travel, new experiences, foreign cities, music. Do you like art?

      Karin Thimm: Art? I don't know.

      Petra von Kant: Theater, concerts, good movies?

      Karin Thimm: Oh, yes! I love the movies. Pictures about passion and sorrow are nice.

      Petra von Kant: Yes. We could learn together. That makes it easier. I was lucky to have parents who pointed out to me at an early age the beautiful things in life. What were yours like?

      Karin Thimm: My father was a toolmaker.