Christiane F.
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Movie Reviews of Christiane F.
Movie Review: Poignant movie with crummy dubbing
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw this movie when I was 15 and I credit it as the sole reason I avoided hard drugs. Like any teenager, I was curious about drugs, but after seeing this film, I swore I never wanted that pathetic lifestyle. How happy I was to see that it was in DVD format and I could watch it again. The movie still brought back all the feelings that it did then - shock, tension, sadness, etc. - but I really, really wish that it had subtitles. The dubbing was horrible and it really does take away from the emotion of the film. I'd still recommend it to others - but I hope that they release a version with subtitles instead. That is my only complaint.
The actors are amazing - it is hard to believe that some of them were not professionals. The script is based on the real life exploits of a young heroin addict and her friends in 1970's Berlin. Expect to see the usual overdosing, drama, prostitution, dishonesty and death that you see in other drug films such as "Requiem For A Dream". But what makes this one different is the feeling of the relationships that people form when on drugs. It felt very real and not phony at all.
The scene where the junkie jumps down into the toilet and steals Christiane's drug-filled needle, then shoots himself up in the neck is truly creepy.
Apparently, years later, the real Christiane struggled with drugs again but has now found happiness as a single parent.
Movie Review: Harrowing ordeal
Summary: 4 Stars
...as any good movie that explores the world of drug addiction should be. Quite graphic in its depiction of the consequences of drug addiction, and the heartbreaking, and seemingly unbreakable, bonds involved. Just when you think someone is about to break free, they get sucked back in. Very sad, and frustrating.About as searingly graphic, if not more, as "Requiem for a Dream", another excellent movie that should convince anyone who watches it to avoid the scourge that is drugs. Another movie you wouldn't want to watch too frequently, due to its gruesome honesty and the fact that the images are burned into your brain.
Excellent soundtrack from David Bowie, including live concert footage. Most of the songs are from his "Heroes" album, which was written and recorded in West Berlin, and conveys the feelings that living in West Berlin evoked in Bowie. Ideal soundtrack then for Christiane F, being set in West Berlin.
Movie Review: Christiane F. fabulous
Summary: 4 Stars
Christiane F. is one of the best films about the damaging effects of drugs. It's much better than Requiem for a Dream, which failed because of its preteniousness, although I loved the novel. Christiane F. definitely deglamourizes the drug image, showing the character's standards lower throughout the picture. First the girl makes a point of saying she would never try drugs. Not only does she do so in a few days but the following year she is addicted to heroin. But I found it amusing that she went to prostitution before she went so low as to sell her David Bowie albums on the street. (Bowie is the Elvis of Glam Rock. His soundtrack definitely works with this movie.)
Yes the dubbing is awful but even the viewer forgets this after a while as you're caught up in the picture.
Movie Review: Could be a LOT better
Summary: 4 Stars
As someone else said, this is a wonderful movie but there aren't any subtitles. The english dubbing is ok, but the voices don't really go with the actors appearance and how you'd think they would sound. The movie is supppose to be a realistic look at drug use and how some teenagers live. The Bowie music goes great with the atmosphere of the movie. I would like to be able to hear the actor's own voices and read in english though and I hope they release another version with subtitles.Movie Review: No subtitles and the dubbing is a disaster
Summary: 4 Stars
This film is important enough, both as adocument of the perils of pre-HIV drug abuse
and of pre-reunification Berlin, to warrant
a re-release with proper subtitles. Also, this
version is, I believe, slightly shorter than
the currently available German version - missing
scenes should be restored.