Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch! (2008)

"Falco - Verdammt wir leben noch" deals with life, work and tragic death of Johann "Falco" Hölzel. The biopic is portraying his work through his early days, as member of the Viennese band "... See full summary »

Director:

Thomas Roth

Writer:

Thomas Roth

Stars:

Manuel Rubey, Patricia Aulitzky, Christian Tramitz

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Manuel Rubey	...	Johann Hölzel (as Falco)
Patricia Aulitzky	...	Jacqueline A.
Christian Tramitz	...	Horst Bork
Martin Loos	...	Billy Filanowski
Nicholas Ofczarek	...	Markus Spiegel
Susi Stach	...	Maria Hölzel
Markus Mössmer	...	Hansi Lang
Doris Golpashin	...	Chouchou
David Haderer	...	Hansi Hölzel als Junge
Sebastian Gerlich	...	Billy Filanowski als Junge
Sunnyi Melles	...	Prostituierte Bar Bijou
Alexander Jagsch	...	Ö3 Redakteur
Stefanie Dvorak	...	Ö3 Redakteurin
Grace Jones	...	Kellnerin
Magdalena Achleitner	...	Carolina Tanja

Storyline

"Falco - Verdammt wir leben noch" deals with life, work and tragic death of Johann "Falco" Hölzel. The biopic is portraying his work through his early days, as member of the Viennese band "Drahdiwaberl" and later with his own hits as solo artist, like "Der Kommissar", "Wiener Blut" and his worldwide smash-hit "Rock Me Amadeus".

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Plot Keywords:

exclamation point in title | musician | punctuation in title | character name in title

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [at]

Country:

Austria Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

7 February 2008 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Falco: Damn It, We're Still Alive!

Filming Locations:

Dominican Republic

Box Office

Budget:

€3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MR Filmproduktion, EOS Entertainment, Österreichisches Filminstitut

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For legal reasons, the names of Falco's wife and daughter were changed for the film. Falco's wife's real name is Isabella Vitkovic (instead of Jacqueline A.) and his daughter's name is Katharina Bianca (instead of Carolina Tanja).

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Quotes

Johann 'Falco' Hölzel: Sonnenbrillen sind immer ein sehr gutes Stilmittel, weil man da die Augen nicht sieht. Ich habe keine Lust, mir fürs Fernsehen zum Beispiel die Augen zu schminken, da tritt man halt mit Sonnenbrille auf.

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Connections

Featured in Willkommen Österreich: Episode #1.28 (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Wiener Blut"
Performed by Manuel Rubey
Lyrics by Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland and Falco
Music by Rob Bolland and Ferdi Bolland
Verlag: Nanada Bolland Music -75% / Edition Falkenhorst
Bolland Music / Nanada The Netherlands
Mit freundlicher Genehmigung HOBO Music & Media GmbH
Mit freundlicher Unterstützung von Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Austria)

User Reviews

positively surprised

Just watched the movie and felt positively surprised afterwards although I am no particular connoisseur of his music. Falco is being portrayed as an ingenious but also emotionally unstable artist who has problems finding the right approach towards his own feelings, but also

• and even more - towards others'. His early life seems to be like a

series of clichés: he suffered from the loss of two siblings (which were born dead), his father left family early, he was a very gifted kid but dropped school anyway, started to consume drugs & alcohol etc. etc. Well yes, we have seen that in "Ray" or "Walk the line" in a similar way already, so why watch this movie too? I'd say it is the plausible atmosphere, the good acting & setting and a lack of over-exaggerated tragedy. The movie shows no 'decisive' situation which changes all his life at once. It is, although commercial successes happen of course, rather a long way down in his battle between self-pity and hubris, stimulated by drugs, alcohol and excessive lifestyle which leads to Falco's fatal car accident, may it have been suicide or not. So, no good ending as in the two other musician portraits I've mentioned earlier above; instead, there is a fatal addition of "Leaving Las Vegas" in it.