Bitter Tears tells the story of a thirty-four year old woman (Petra) played by Rebecca Wiscoky, who lives in Germany during the present time. She is recently divorced from her second husband. Her first husband died in car accident while she was still pregnant with her daughter. Her daughter is away at boarding school Petra is a successful fashion designer who lives with her maid Marlene played by Anita Durst. Marlene never speaks but we see that she is clearly in love with Petra. She knows exactly what Petra wants before she asks for it and is always there before Petra calls for her. Petra is introduced to Karin played by Tami Dixon, a troubled twenty-three year old woman through a mutual pretentious friend Sidonie played by Roselyn Coleman. Karin is estranged from her husband who is still in Australia from where she and Sidonie have just returned. Petra immediately becomes enamored with Karin. Karin seems to have affection for Petra but her attracti

Petra is looking for love, beauty, romance, and youth in her life. She needs someone to need her and someone to understand her. She needs someone who she in turn can need. She projects all these needs and wants onto Karin. She is attracted to Karin's melancholy wisdom. She wishes to possess Karin's beauty and youth. She wants to keep Karin with her to fill those things. She attempts to keep Karin with her by giving her material things and a safe place to rest her head. Petra becomes obsessive and is constantly showering affection and words of love upon Karin. She needs to constantly know that Karin loves her. When Karin leaves, Petra builds Karin up to be everything she has ever wanted. She soon realizes that Karin was none of those things except in the physical form. Confirmation of the need Petra has for those things in her life is when she turns her attention and affection towards Marlene. It does not matter who she is giving or receiving love from all that matters is that !

Rebecca Wisocky as Petra achieved the goal of a woman searching for love and attention. She portrayed the desperateness of a woman more in love with the idea of being in love beautifully. She showed a need so raw that it was comedic in its realness. The pain that she displayed is one I am sure many men and women can and did identify with. She made me feel as though thepain were truly my own. Parts of me re

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Approximate Word count = 937
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)