The other, perhaps more obvious, contrast is the way Emmi changes from being the outsider, ostracised because of her relationship with a younger Gastarbeiter, to actively participating in ostracising a Yugoslavian colleague, Yolanda . ... From childhood, Fassbinder devoured great works of 1950s Hollywood melodrama, and one of his inspirations was film director Douglas Sirk. ... He therefore bridges the gap by expanding on traditional melodrama using Brecht's alienation effect. ... In a complete reversal from the Hollywood trend of focusing the erotic gaze exclusively on females, Fassbi...

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