The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) Reviews & Ratings

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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant reviews

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant holds a 7.4/10 average from 247 TMDB ratings.

Nope, this is another film about which I didn't get the memo. Though Margit Carstensen performs addictively in the title role, the rest of this quickly descends into a rather tedious introspection of a sexually fluid woman who treats her secretary "Marlene" (Irm Hermann) appallingly at the best of times and even worse when attractive, aspiring and ambitious model "Karin" (Hanna Schygulla) arrives seeking a career -…
— CinemaSerf (6/10)

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.

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