The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Starring: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes
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.