The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant" is a powerful, unflinching view of a love affair gone wrong. Though Petra is not the most sympathetic of characters (note the constant berating of her mute personal assistant throughout the film, which becomes even more intense when Hanna Schygulla's character leaves), one can't help but sympathize with her a little by the end. Not stagy at all, the actors all perform in a believable way, as though they were not actors at all but real people caught in these situations (note Mrs. von Kant's incredulousness when she discovers Petra's love affair with another woman). Excellent, but certainly not for all tastes. This is an extremely claustrophobic film; does Petra ever leave her apartment? Certainly, it's the best Fassbinder film I've seen so far, though. I'm glad I saw it, as I nearly gave up on him.

全片就是在一个封闭空间里拍的——甚至连那个房子的门都没有看到。若干个女人在那里出出进进，在一幅壁画前面不停地说话、喝酒……这是一个关于女人之间相互折磨的故事。裴特拉·冯·康特是一个35岁女画家，服装设计师，她已经有了一个上中学的女儿，因不能再忍受夫妻之间的冷漠和虚伪与丈夫刚离了婚。不久，裴特拉对漂亮的卡琳一见钟情，两人不久开始同居。但卡琳并不愿意被裴特拉左右，得知丈夫也到德国后，就立即离去了。裴特拉意识到她并不爱卡琳，她只想占有一个人而已。电影中没有一个男人，比阿莫多瓦的电影还要纯女性。但是这些女性也都是受了男性伤害的，她们仍然在互相折磨，直到最后……

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