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Christiane F [1981]

Christiane F [1981]
Directed by Uli Edel

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #6936 in DVD
  • Released on: 2000-08-28
  • Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
  • Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
  • Formats: Subtitled, PAL, Widescreen
  • Original language: German
  • Subtitled in: English
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Running time: 120 minutes

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Special Features
1.66 Wide Screen
DVD 5
German
English subtitled
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround German
Dolby Digital Surround

Synopsis
The shocking story of an alienated 14-year-old girl who, along with her boyfriend, becomes addicted to heroin and involved in prostitution to support their habit in the German metropolis of Berlin. Based on a true story, this gripping tale features a live performance by David Bowie, who also performs the theme song as well as many of his classic hits. An early effort from the director of LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN and BODY OF EVIDENCE.

Customer Reviews

Welcome to Hell5
This is a brilliant but nightmarish film.Based on a sequence of articles by two German journalists,later made into a book,it shows the decline of a teenage girl as she enters the drug subculture of West Berlin in the 1970s.The actors are mainly amateurs,but they come up with impressive performances.
The soundtrack by David Bowie(who lived in Berlin in the late 1970s)is great,with the jolly,optimistic sound of "Heroes" at the start,then,as the film goes on,being replaced by the eerie electronic sounds of the "Low" and "Heroes" albums.His own cameo performing a fine rendition of "Station to Station"is worth a watch too.
If you have teenage children,it will be your worst nightmare come true,but you may find they enjoy it too(my 17 year old neice thought it was great).

Petrifying4
I found out that the actors were actually that young - wow....It's an old movie, yet worth seeing it.

Excellent & authentic5
An excellent film about the descent into drug addiction of a 14 year old girl living on a Berlin housing estate - from a beautiful girl to a drug-crazed zombie lookalike.
It all rings horribly true and the characters are all extremely likeable, which makes the story all the more horrific. The acting, the photography, the scripting, and the direction are all first class. Definitely 5 stars.