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Katrin Schaake appears in The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, the film adaptation of the book by Rainer Werner Fassbinder The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, first published in 1972.
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. Poster of the 1972 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972

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. The rest of the film deals with the emotions of this affair and its aftermath.