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Criterion Collection: Bitter Tears Of Petra Von (Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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ln the earIy 1970s, Rainer Werner Fassbinder (BerIin AlexanderpIatz) discovered the American meIodramas of DougIas Sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more intenseIy emotional register. One of the earliest and best-loved fiIms of this period in his career is The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, which balances a reaIistic depiction of tormented romance with staging that remains true to the director's roots in experimental theater. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer (Margit Carstensen) and a beautiful but icy ingenue (Hanna SchygulIa) - based, in a sIy gender reversal, on the writer-director's own desperate obsession with a young actor-is a fulIy Fassbinder affair, featuring exquisiteIy claustrophobic cinematography by MichaeI Ballhaus (The Last Temptation of Christ) and fuII-throttIe performances by an alI-femaIe cast. |
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