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Summary:
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 $... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Christa Paffgen
Tina Aumont
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground
Viva
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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... Continue >>
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