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05/10/1972 Drama, Romance 2h 4m
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Sex is the ultimate weapon.

Overview

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.

  1. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Margit Carstensen

    Petra von Kant

  2. Hanna Schygulla

    Karin Thimm

  3. Katrin Schaake

    Sidonie von Grasenabb

  4. Eva Mattes

    Gabriele von Kant

  5. Gisela Fackeldey

    Valerie von Kant

  6. Irm Hermann

    Marlene

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-18
Nope, this is another film about which I didn't get the memo. Though Margit Carstensen performs addictively in the title role, the rest of this quickly descends into a rather tedious introspection of a sexually fluid woman who treats her secretary "Marlene" (Irm Hermann) appallingly at the best of times and even worse when attractive, aspiring and ambitious model "Karin" (Hanna Schygulla) arrives seeking a career - and maybe more. "Petra" falls for her: hook line and sinker, but her new paramour doesn't quite reciprocate. The torrid nature of their frequently gin-soaked on/off relationship and...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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