Episode 509 · Film year 1972
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Kat Ellinger, Heather Drain
Show notes
We’re looking at the 1972 film from Rainer Werner Fassbinder, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. It’s the story of love and loss for the titular Petra Von Kant (Margrit Carstensen) a fashion designer and her model/muse Karin (Hanna Schygulla). We see the beginnings and endings of that relationship as well as the fall out.
Heather Drain and Kat Ellinger (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss this melodramatic work.
Heather Drain and Kat Ellinger (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss this melodramatic work.
Labels: Heather Drain Kat Ellinger Michael Ballhaus Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Music credits
- "In My Room" - The Walker Brothers
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- Become a supporter of The Projection Booth (opens in a new tab)
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- Read In the Moment: Irm Hermann in The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant by Matías Piñeiro (opens in a new tab)
- Read Nod to the Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant by Boudoir Queen (opens in a new tab)
- Read Whose are the Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant? by Cerise Howard (opens in a new tab)
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