...In one particularly powerful scene, Petra sits motionless on the edge of the bed after being told by Karin how none-existent her feelings really are, and a single tear rolls slowly down her face. Her face is as white as porcelain and as motionless as a doll, as the realisation hits her that her situation is as fake as the mannequins she decorates with her creations.
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant/Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (Le lacrime amare di Petra Von Kant) watercolors and gouache on paper cm 36x48
Inspired by Fassbinder's drama
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
German director 1945 – 1982
