Las lágrimas amargas de Petra Von Kant

by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Genres: Theatre, Plays, Queer, Fiction

98 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

German film director, screenwriter, and actor. He was one of the most important figures in the New German Cinema. Being one of the most representative of modernism in cinema, he filmed more than forty film in his 16 years career and also signed scripts and plays that later have been used by others directors.

Reviews

[la poesie a fleur de peau · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Sim, mentiste. Nunca esclareceste as coisas entre nós, e isso basta."

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Uma das críticas mais frequentes que li em relação à peça "As Lágrimas Amargas de Petra Von Kant" dizia respeito à forma célere como Karim é introduzida na narrativa e catapultada para a posição de amante de Petra. Embora concorde com essa espécie de arritmia na acção, diria que esse avançar abrupto e violento acaba por servir a ligação pouco saudável criada entre as duas personagens. A peça remete para dinâmicas de poder (manipulação, subjugação, dominação) dentro de uma relação entre duas mulheres e forma um vórtice opressor, claustrofóbico — para alguns leitores a crueldade de Karim e o despespero de Petra serão um pouco mais do que emoções ficcionadas. Recomenda-se a aproximação e leitura com precaução.

[Amaia Razkin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tiene algunas cosas interesantes, pero desde luego no es una obra para ser leída.
La traducción tampoco me ha gustado.

[Z.P.N. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 3.5

The problem I had with this play is how fast the relationship occurred. They were introduced to each other by a mutual friend and were around each other for a couple of minutes before one of them had to leave. Naturally, they arranged a date for the next evening, which I considered perfectly fine, but once on a date they started expressing their love for each other and decided to move in together. Right after that, a brand new act begins in which they seem to be in a middle of a relationship...

While the rest of the play was brilliant on its own, the lack of the process of meeting and starting a relationship constructed an emotional barrier between me and the characters that stayed firm all throughout the play. I could not fully believe Petra in a manner that I viewed her behaviour as overreacting, even attention-seeking, rather than an act of full-on madness caused by desire/love. I believe that without the first two acts (or with the addition of an act or two between their date and the I love you's ) I would give this play 5 stars, because from the act 3 onwards the dialogue is really captivating, depicting what solitude and unrequited love can do to a woman.

P.S. Maybe the problem, however, lays in the fact that it is a play and hence consists only of dialogues with very few stage directions. Written to be performed (more than to be read), the missing link might be in the silent interaction between the actresses, which cannot be seen in this form. I am, therefore, very interested in seeing the movie version of this work in order to see if the mentioned problem of the abrupt start of the relationship was taken care of and how.

[valen · Rating 3 out of 5]

entendí pero no entendí pero entendí pero

[Felipe Macías · Rating 5 out of 5]

otro drama más de bolleras, me encanta. Espectacular la música, escenografía, escenario… Un 10 para la adaptación de Matadero. Ahora solo me queda la peli.

[Tonkica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Drama Queen! :P

[Renée para los amigos · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
No sé con qué fin se hizo este libro pero yo me cague de risa. Te entiendo petra we're just mujeres obsesionadas con la persona que amamos

[val(eria) · Rating 4 out of 5]

wow, a verdade gustoume moito pero sinto que teño que lelo un par de veces e entender máis cousas, creo que véndoo gañaría aínda moito máis. facía tempo que non me gustaba tanto ler teatro. 4 estrelas e non 5 porque non me gustou a tradución

[V · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me hubiera gustado ver más, que tuviera más escenas para completar menos lo que pasaba entre medio, que se sintiera menos repentino. De todas maneras es iba hermosa y cruel.

[Mime Valdivia]

“Aprendí, mamá. Y eso dolió mucho. Aprender debería ser lindo, no debería hacerte sufrir”

[Iva Bosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Que locura, lloro. La película es increíble, pero la historia en si lo es más. Me encanta.

[João Cruz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tudo acontece muito rapidamente, o que é bom e mau.

[George · Rating 4 out of 5]

The great intellectual man delivers another beautiful play, very bold for the time it was published.