Carlotta Schmidt is a real nightmare, a cross between Madonna, the pop singer Olivia Newton-John, and the German TV Lotto hostess, Karin Tietze-Ludwig. She has Madonna’s bod, Olivia’s bleached blond perm, and Karin’s blank smile. She dresses, though, like the hookers who descend upon the Kurfürstendamm after dark.
— Wallflower