The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant (1972)
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus
124 min57 frames
DramaRomance
Sex is the ultimate weapon.
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What is The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant about?
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.
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Across 57 sampled frames, The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant builds its coverage from medium shots (68% of the sample), with close-ups (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus keeps 46% of it in soft, high-key light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 86% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant (1972) are #f8f7f3, #352f2a, #4d392f, #ceaf94, #ead6c7, #aa9075 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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