The Lens: A Cinema St. Louis Podcast - 'The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant'

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In the latest episode of 'The Lens: A Cinema St. Louis Podcast', lecturer and critic Cait Lore discusses Rainer Werner Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

Past and future (we hope!) guest and Film Studies Lecturer at Webster University Cait Lore presents Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1972 queer classic The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. First, the latest episode in the Golden Anniversaries mini-series starts with Andrew and Josh talking about a few films that are Now Showing: Orphan: First Kill, Beast, and A Love Song

The Lens returns from summer vacation in two weeks with the Nancy/Nora mini-series, highlighting the careers of writer-directors Meyers and Ephron. First up, get your antacid ready for Josh's pick of Heartburn, Mike Nichol's adaptation of Ephron's autobiographical book starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. 

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Episode 16 of The Lens is now available.