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** Carstensen herself was only 32 when she played Petra, but her wigs and makeup make her look ten years older.
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* BeautyInversion: Margit Carstensen was only 32 when the film was made and very attractive, but her ugly wigs and pale makeup make her look older and more haggard.
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* MealTicket: Aside from whatever feelings she might have for Petra, it's clear that Karin is all too happy of living at Petra's expenses and using her to launch her modeling career. It's worth noting that [[spoiler: she dumps Petra to reunite with he husband after she gets her photo published in a magazine, cementing her notoriety ]]
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* MealTicket: Aside from whatever feelings she might have for Petra, it's clear that Karin is all too happy of living at Petra's expenses and using her to launch her modeling career. It's worth noting that [[spoiler: she dumps Petra to reunite with he her husband after she gets her photo published in a magazine, cementing her notoriety notoriety.]]
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: First Marlene loves Petra, but Petra doesn't love her. Then Petra loves Karin, but Karin doesn't love Petra. Finally Petra tells Marlene that she loves her, but Marlene is no longer interested.
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* ImportantHairAccessory: Petra's series of extravagant wigs, which she leaves off in the final act as a sign that she's willing to be more honest with herself and others. Not that it gets her anywhere.
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Neither Karin nor Petra fit the 'Depraved Bisexual' trope; Petra is a drama queen and Karin is if anything rather normal. Neither of them are sex-crazed maniacs.
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* BlackIsBiggerInBed: When Petra demands to know where Karin spent the night, and Karin tells her that she spent the night with a man, and Petra asks what sort of man, Karin replied "Ein großes schwarzes Mann mit ein großes schwarzes Schwanz."[[note]]"A big black man with a big black cock."[[/note]]
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* BlackIsBiggerInBed: When Petra demands to know where Karin spent the night, and Karin tells her that she spent the night with a man, and Petra asks what sort of man, Karin replied replies "Ein großes schwarzes Mann mit ein großes schwarzes Schwanz."[[note]]"A big black man with a big black cock."[[/note]]
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** Karin, who is married to a man.
** Petra might qualify too, as she has gone through two marriages to men (first as a widow, then more recently as a divorcee).
** What counts is that both are depraved and with gusto. It is a Fassbinder movie, after all.
** Karin, who is married to a man.
** Petra might qualify too, as she has gone through two marriages to men (first as a widow, then more recently as a divorcee).
** What counts is that both are depraved and with gusto. It is a Fassbinder movie, after all.
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* NoBisexuals: Averted, Karin is married to a man and has sex with another man while she's technically in a relationship with Petra.
** Petra might qualify too, as she has gone through two marriages to men (first as a widow, then more recently as a divorcee).
** Petra might qualify too, as she has gone through two marriages to men (first as a widow, then more recently as a divorcee).
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* BlackIsBiggerInBed: When Petra demands to know where Karin spent the night, and Karin tells her that she spent the night with a man, and Petra asks what sort of man, Karin replied "Ein großes schwarzes Mann mit ein großes schwarzes Schwanz."[[note]]"A big black man with a big black cock."[[/note]]
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* ChromosomeCasting: Only females act in this film. Males are mentioned but never appear onscreen.
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* ChromosomeCasting: Only females women act in this film. Males Men are mentioned but never appear onscreen.
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