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NR,1hr 10min
Genres:
Documentary,Musical
Release:
1995
Director:
Susan Ofteringer
Distributor:
Fox Lorber
Starring:
Christa Paffgen, Danny Fields, Edith Boulogne  ...more
Synopsis: This German documentary offers a tragic profile of the notorious "death angel," Nico. Long after her death in 1988, the German model and entertainer has remained a darkly mysterious cult figure. She was born Christa Paffgen in Cologne and took her professional name from photographer Nico Papatakis. She began modeling in the early '50s, and this led to a brief appearance in Fellini's classic La Dolce Vita. Though Nico was blessed with the rare combination of beauty and intelligence, she was depressive ... Full Synopsis
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Andrea LeVasseur, AMG Review
Susanne Ofteringer's documentary explores the manufacturing and failure of the pop culture icon Nico. The film's strength is in its dazzling rare archive footage, emphasizing the importance of the mass-marketed image on her life. Without idealizing the star, it chronicles the model/actress/singer achieving icon status and allowing her self to become destroyed by it. Photos and clips of the young model ... Full Review
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