Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant, Die 1972

Nora Sayre, New York Times: Even those who love pain will be frustrated by The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's most harshly stylized and perhaps most significant film. Read more

Tony Rayns, Time Out: The set and costume design and the hothouse atmosphere represent so much high-camp gloss; but once again this careful stylisation enables Fassbinder to balance between parody of an emotional stance and intense commitment to it. Read more