Cinema

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Name: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Start: 2026-06-04
Location: Close-Up Cinema

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Thursday, 4 June 2026

Close-Up Cinema

97 Sclater Street, London, E1 6HR

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In the early 1970s, Rainer Werner Fassbinder discovered the American melodramas of Douglas Sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more intensely emotional register. One of the first and best-loved films of this period in his career is The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, which balances a realistic depiction of tormented romance with staging that remains true to the director’s roots in experimental theater.

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