The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Movie Summary: 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.

Queer Film LA Says: New German Cinema's enfant terrible Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who directed 40 feature films before his death at 37, this heart-rending romantic drama showcases Fassbinder's use of Hollywood's melodramatic style to dive deep into social taboos.