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6Ozon has removed the bitter tears from the title and also the film itself. For all the histrionics, this is a lot more genial, campy and comic than Fassbinder’s gaunt ordeal
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8The result is a small, enjoyable if slightly insubstantial slice of FFS (Fassbinder Fan Service).
Read full review at Empire
6François Ozon fanboys over Fassbinder (again!) with this reimagining of 1972’s The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant.
Read full review at Little White Lies
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7Alene Ménochets rørende præstation er hele biografbilletten værd...
Read full review at Politiken
7Ett gott hantverk men det är i scenerna när Ozon tillför sitt eget som det glimmar till.
Read full review at Nöjesguiden
6...en snygg film med många blinkningar även till melodramens mästare Douglas Sirk.
Read full review at Göteborgsposten
7...en film där ironiska glimtar i ögat snabbt flimrar förbi här och var.
Read full review at Svenska DagbladetCast & Crew
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What is Peter von Kant about? 
Peter von Kant, a successful filmmaker in his 40s, lives with his devoted assistant Karl in Cologne in the 1970s. Despite his success, Peter is struggling with personal demons and a difficult love life. That all changes when he meets Amir, a young and handsome North African actor, through his friend and former muse Sidonie. Peter is immediately smitten and takes Amir under his wing, casting him in the lead role of his new film. As their relationship deepens, Peter's jealousy and possessiveness lead to a series of explosive arguments and power struggles. But as Amir's star rises, he begins to break free from Peter's grasp, leading to a dramatic and emotionally charged conclusion.
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