The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Name: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Released: 1972
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes, Gisela Fackeldey

1972 · 124 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 11,689 VOTES · DIR. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,514 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:09 THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT

00:08:11 Come here!

00:16:01 The shame of it alone!

00:19:57 I seem hard

00:23:49 I let him think so

00:27:58 To be honest

00:31:34 I couldn't stand it when he swallowed

00:35:50 Yes, till tomorrow.

00:43:07 you have to have humility to be able to bear ...

00:46:45 It must have been dreadful.

00:50:33 The whole family pedaled away.

00:55:17 I went off to Australia, but ...

01:02:01 If you think so...

01:07:13 Say: "I love you".

01:11:33 Oh yes?

01:16:49 Really a black?

01:20:43 Von Kant here.

01:25:00 How can you deceive someone like that ...

01:31:42 I can't go on.

01:35:53 I don't know.

01:39:48 Open it later!

01:43:46 That's not true, Gaby.

01:47:37 I'm going.

01:52:39 And ...

Cast & Characters

Margit Carstensen Petra von Kant Hanna Schygulla Karin Thimm Katrin Schaake Sidonie von Grasenabb Eva Mattes Gabriele von Kant Gisela Fackeldey Valerie von Kant Irm Hermann Marlene

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,514

Dialogue density12.2 lines / min

First line00:00:09

Final line01:52:39

Production Record

DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder

LanguageGerman

IMDb votes11,689