The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (1972) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Clip: To love without demands

The Image: The tableau I think it's called of the three women - and how Fassbinder so masterfully arranges them. Most extraordinary I think is how Irm Hermann (Marlene) stands totally silently at the back by the door (blurred - a ghost almost) - listening/watching/regarding while this almost Chekhovian scene plays out in the foreground between mother and daughter whispering together about 'the love/the hurt' (as Tina Turner says! Tina Turner - On Silent Wings (Offici...) and of course those immortal words - the mantra we must all one day accept or discover for ourselves: To love without demands...

The lighting, the blocking - how did Fassbinder get that so entirely right? (even the red of Petra's flower glowing slightly in the gloom of the dark bedroom.
This is a sacred scene.  A monument of world cinema...

In memory of Margit Carstensen (Petra) who died June 1, 2023...
[Rainer Werner Fassbinder looked like this: https://static.dw.com/image/18493986_...]
Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus who looked like this: https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/t6Fbi...

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