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The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant   1972         N/R, 124 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder   Cast: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes, Gisela Fackeldey, Irm Hermann   Lesbian fashion designer Petra von Kant (Margit Carstensen) mistreats her assistant, Marlene (Irm Hermann), and "enjoys" a love/hate relationship with her lover, Karin (Hanna Schygulla), in this slow-paced psychodrama. The film is set entirely in Petra's bedroom and has only three main characters, but the result is an entertaining two hours.