The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Sex is the ultimate weapon.

10/5/19722h 4min7.4/10(235 TMDB votes)

DramaRomance

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Plot

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.