Two pieces about love between men and women, or how together one fails at what one cannot achieve alone: life. The bitter tears of Petra von Kant, performed worldwide, is one of Fassbinder's greatest theatrical successes. In 1972, he adapted the play into a film. It tells the story of a fashion designer who collapses because her lover has left her to return to her husband. "Dropping on Hot Stones" is a comedy with a pseudo-tragic ending, whose film adaptation by François Ozon caused quite a stir a few years ago. The entirely ordinary story of a marriage – with seduction, everyday life, and separation – would not take place between two men. In this quiet comedy, the one who loves ultimately becomes the victim.