Typical Fassbinder heavy dialogue and elegant camerawork. The film deconstructs female relationships through a mesmerizing performance by Margit Carstensen. The framing and focus pulls are exceptional considering it's a 2 hour film shot in one room. von Kant spirals into despair as certain relationships explode, but the final scene is beautiful.

The original title of the film is Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant.

Amazing feat to achieve this much drama, emotion, and interiority all within the confines of one room and a half dozen characters. The staging of this was remarkable and I was transfixed by the raw emotion on display. I was not impressed by the first Fassbinder I saw, but this makes me much more excited to see what comes next.