Christiane F.
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Movie Reviews of Christiane F.
Movie Review: Not what I was expecting
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie throw me for a loop. I really wasn't looking for a movie to dive so deep into the valley of the shadow death. But, this movie gives a frightening look into adolescent drug use......Movie Review: Region 2 Subtitles definitely far superior
Summary: 5 Stars
Having seen the original film in the cinema at a vulnerable age, it put me off the drug scene permanently. This should be compulsory viewing for every 15 year old in the world todayMovie Review: Christiane F.
Summary: 5 Stars
The true story of a teenage girl living on the edge. Very eye opening.
Some parts are very graphic. All in all a very good movie.
Movie Review: Gritty, no holds barred look at life on the streets...
Summary: 4 Stars
It's surprising to me that more American cinema buffs have not seen "Christiane F.". Directed by noted auteur Uli Edel who went on to direct the simarilarily themed "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Christiane F" brings the working class teen world of 1970's Berlin vividly to life.
Following the book "Christiane F" very closely, the film shows us the downward spiral of a 13 year old heroin addict played by Nadja Brunckhorst. The young actress does a wonderful job, physically deteriorating through out the story. She's in every single scene in the movie, and it's quite surprising that such a young actress who could carry an entire film did so little work in her later career.
David Bowie's music is used to wonderful effect to underscore the hopelessness of these young junkies lives. His late 70's instrumental works with Brian Eno add greatly to the emotional impact of "Christiane F". Only the concert scene where Bowie performs "Station to Station" appears slightly gratuitous; at least, Christiane making direct eye contact with Bowie is a bit out of place in this otherwise uber-realistic film.
The scenes of shooting up in filthy subway bathrooms will probably make many viewers uncomfortable with their uncompromising realism. So too, the graphic depictions of young teens selling themselves for sex to desperately lonely middle-aged Berliners. The withdrawal scene when Detlef & Christiane try to kick heroin together is a brutal sequence, but absolutely realistic.
If a film such as "Last Exit to Brooklyn" is your cup of tea, you shouldn't miss "Christiane F." If graphic depictions of shooting up heroin make you squeamish, you may want to give this film a miss; it will be your loss however, because this film is a gem that any true cinemiste should see.
Movie Review: Finally available after all these years
Summary: 4 Stars
Christiane F was a film I first saw many years ago because I was a big fan of David Bowie and I knew of the concert footage contained in the movie. But what a surprise when the movie upstaged everything else. Christiane F. is one horrifying film because it not only explores the drug and prostitution culture of Berlin's Zoo Station but it relentlessly takes you along for the ride. It is the story of a seemingly average young girl (around 14 years old) who battles the turmoil of a recently broken home. Before long her escapism into music and the night scene turns, slowly but surely, into heroin addiction and, naturally, prostitution to feed her endless craving. Some films grow milder by current standards but not this one. Before it is over you will have witnessed depravity and desparation beyond one's normal scope: spiking over filthy toilets, lots of vomiting, death caused by "hot" dosages, a young girl submitting to sado-masicism etc. The only drawback to this otherwise outstanding film is the English dubbing; the voices have an almost obnoxious Mid-Atlantic twang (no offense to all you East Coasters) and it diminishes a bit on the European flavor. Hopefully the DVD will have offer subtitles. The other thing is the Bowie concert footage (it covers his "Berlin Trilogy" music--"Low", "Heroes" and "Lodger") and it helpts to be a fan because it does absorb a lot of the film's beginning. However, if you can put aside these minor "flaws" it is a movie that should be watched.