Nico-Icon Summary
Director: Susan Ofteringer
Genres: Music
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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 and utterly lacking in ambition; she spent much of her life simply drifting about through various film and commercial appearances until she met artist Andy_Warhol. He introduced her to the band the Velvet Underground, which resulted in the tone-deaf beauty occasionally singing with them -- much to the discomfiture of the band members; she became addicted to heroin and eventually could no longer disguise its effects. Nico went on to become a solo act until her death as the result of a brain hemorrhage. Nico -- Icon includes film clips, commercial clips, archival photos, songs, and interviews with those who knew her, including members of the Velvet_Underground, Paul_Morrissey, ex-Factory members Viva and Billy_Name, songwriter Jackson_Browne, and avant-garde filmmaker Jonas_Mekas. Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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