The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Rainer Werner Fassbinder wrote the entire screenplay for the film by hand during a single 12-hour flight from Berlin to Los Angeles.,Petra von Kant: I think people need each other, they're made that way. But they haven't learnt how to live together.,Gewidmet dem, der hier Marlene wurde. (Dedicated to the one who became Marlene here),Featured in Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002),The Great Pretender
Written by Buck Ram
Performed by The Platters,This is a typical Fassbinder movie: very strong psychological characterisation of the main characters, lot of talking, nearly no action. All the scenes of the film are located in the bedroom of Petra von Kant, a rich fashion designer. In that bedroom people are discussing life, love, ambition, frustration, despair and so on. So, a lot of talking although one of the most important characters does not say one word. It takes some effort of the spectator to follow the film but it is quite an interesting film. You should be glad if you see one such a film a month.,