{"product_id":"bitter-tears-of-petra-von-kant-the-dvd","title":"Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant, The Dvd","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1970s, Rainer Werner Fassbinder discovered the American melodramas of Douglas Sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more intensely emotional register. One of the first and best-loved films of this period in his career is \u003ci\u003eThe Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant,\u003c\/i\u003e which balances a realistic depiction of tormented romance with staging that remains true to the director’s roots in experimental theater. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer (Margit Carstensen) and a beautiful but icy ingenue (Hanna Schygulla)—based, in a sly gender reversal, on the writer-director’s own desperate obsession with a young actor—is a true Fassbinder affair, featuring exquisitely claustrophobic cinematography by Michael Ballhaus and full-throttle performances by an all-female cast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cinema Cellar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41779840155733,"sku":"CC2432DDVD","price":24.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3032\/6613\/files\/740_dvd_maihmkdnrzd9flbx.jpg?v=1767992399","url":"https:\/\/cinemacellar.com\/products\/bitter-tears-of-petra-von-kant-the-dvd","provider":"Cinema Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}