The Bitter Tears of PetraVon KAnt
Rainer Werner Fassbinder wrote The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. It was originally written in German and translated by Denis Calandra.Bitter Tears tells the story of a thirty-four year old woman (Petra) played by Rebecca Wiscoky, who lives in Germany during the present time. She is recently divorced from her second husband. Her first husband died in car accident while she was still pregnant with her daughter. Her daughter is away at boarding school Petra is a successful fashion designer who lives with her maid Marlene played by Anita Durst. Marlene never speaks but we see that she is clearly in love with Petra. She knows exactly what Petra wants before she asks for it and is always there before Petra calls for her. Petra is introduced to Karin played by Tami Dixon, a troubled twenty-three year old woman through a mutual pretentious friend Sidonie played by Roselyn Coleman. Karin is estranged from her husband who is still in Australia from where she and Sidonie have just returned. Petra immediately becomes enamored with Karin. Karin seems to have affection for Petra but her attracti
Petra then expresses her need for sleep and calls for Marlene. Rebecca Wisocky as Petra achieved the goal of a woman searching for love and attention. Petra is distraught and sits by the phone, drinking d!ay and night. It does not matter who she is giving or receiving love from all that matters is that !she has it. Petra calmly takes the phone and asks Karin how she, she suggests that maybe sometime in the future they might be able to have dinner. She showed a need so raw that it was comedic in its realness. When Sidonie and her mother try to console and give her advice she immediately becomes angry and insults them, including her daughter and Marlene. She begins to shower Marlene with the same verbal affection that she showered upon Karin. She is a spoiled twelve-year-old girl who is longing for the attention and affection of her mother. She needs to constantly know that Karin loves her. She of course does not immediately call. She never says she loves Petra, she only expresses her affection for her through sex and a simple "I like you" every time Petra says, "I love you". She comes to the realization that she only wanted to possess Karin. As Petra falls asleep Marlene slowly brings a pillow over her face. She wants to keep Karin with her to fill those things.
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