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

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant poster

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

00:08:25 Take it down ...

00:16:11 brings out the worst in people.

00:20:11 I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.

00:24:21 But ...

00:28:28 he was like a wall, Sidonie

00:32:05 All over!

00:40:07 I've prepared a bite to eat.

00:44:01 Help yourself!

00:47:49 I don't think I did.

00:51:41 I'm talking about the constraints people accept ...

00:58:03 I'll make a top model out of you.

01:03:25 I'll do it myself.

01:08:44 We can.

01:13:15 No

01:18:18 It's true.

01:22:41 There's room in the first class?

01:27:23 Don't be so cruel!

01:33:59 Much too late.

01:37:28 You're so clever, Mom.

01:41:40 Talented?

01:46:02 What about Karin?

01:51:02 I'll be my old self again, Mother.

01:59:06 Subtitles: Peter + Waltraut Green Sincro: ShooCat

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 line01:59:06

Production Record

DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder

LanguageGerman

IMDb votes11,689