On the plane, Rüdiger Vogler's character asks the flight attendant for an aspirin because he had a "spliting headache". The same happens with his character Philip Winter in Wim Wender's Alice in the Cities (1974).
In the director's commentary, Wim Wenders said that the police station scene was inspired by The Merchant of Four Seasons, his favorite film by Fassbinder.
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What is the French language plot outline for Alice in the Cities (1974)?