Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972)

Réalisateur:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Scénaristes:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (play)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

5 octobre 1972 (Allemagne de l'ouest)

Genre:

Drame

Accroche:

Sex is the ultimate weapon.

Intrigue:

Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary...

Plot Keywords:

Fashion Designer | Secretary | Model | Love | Closeted Homosexual

Récompenses:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Fassbinder at his finest! Cinema at its finest!

Ensemble

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

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (USA)

Durée:

124 min

Pays:

Allemagne de l'ouest

Langue:

Allemand

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:I | Singapore:R(A) | UK:15 | West Germany:16

Lieux de tournage:

Worpswede, Lower Saxony, Germany

Société:

Filmverlag der Autoren

Anecdotes:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder wrote the entire screenplay for the film by hand during a single 12-hour flight from Berlin to Los Angeles.

Guillemet:

Petra von Kant: It's a waste of time being nice to servants.

Connexions De Film:

figure dans Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002)

Bande son:

Smoke Gets Into Your Eyes

Fassbinder at his finest! Cinema at its finest!

This film is an elegantly constructed classical tragedy that explores the erotics of cruelty and the manipulation of sexual power. Deeply perverse, its portrayal of the complexity of sexual desire is an inversion of all Hollywood romantic tropes, which are thus exposed as comparatively frivolous and dishonest. It is a lesbian love story set in the fashion industry. Though some may find it slow paced, the rest of us will appreciate the meticulously choreography, the stunning cinematography, and the precision with which the actresses mimic the mimicking of womanhood.

While "The Bitter Tears" is heart-wrenching, devastating tragedy, a greater intellectual high is hard to find in movies or elsewhere. Among the very best films of Fassbinder's career, this movie demonstrates (yet again) that Fassbinder is one of the truly great artists of our time.