by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
This bizarre Fassbinder drama centers around Elvira Weishaupt's lonely quest for love. Elvira is a man who became a woman to please his/her man. Just prior to that, Elvira had been jilted by her previous live-in partner, a man. However, she has the operation to win the heart of another.
characteristics
- Cult Film
- Unrequited Love
- Starting Over
- Mother
- Obsession
- Operation
- Wife
- Rejection
- Transsexual
- Sex
- Alienation
- Provocative
- Love
- Daughter
- Camp
