Scorsese explores 19th century New York high society with grace, nuance, and piercing intellect in his adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, one of his greatest and most underrated films.
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RW Fassbinder’s ‘The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant’ on Amazon Prime Video
Rainer Werner Fassbinder adapted his own stage play for The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Germany, 1972), a modern twist on The Women, the great all-woman Hollywood classic of sex and social conventions in high society. Margit Carstensen is successful fashion designer Petra von Kant, who lives alone in her stark apartment with Marlene […]