The last year of singer Nico's life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons.
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Susanna NicchiarelliWriter:
Susanna Nicchiarelli
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10 wins & 21 nominations.
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Cast
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| Trine Dyrholm | ... | Christa Päffgen a.k.a Nico | |
| John Gordon Sinclair | ... | Richard | |
| Anamaria Marinca | ... | Sylvia | |
| Sandor Funtek | ... | Ari | |
| Thomas Trabacchi | ... | Domenico | |
| Karina Fernandez | ... | Laura | |
| Calvin Demba | ... | Alex | |
| Francesco Colella | ... | Francesco | |
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Marianna Cappi | ... | Journalist |
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Leonardo Cesari | ... | Jazz drummer |
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Béatrice Didier | ... | French journalist |
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Sebastian Dimulescu | ... | Kid Ari |
| John Dobrynine | ... | Mr. Daniels | |
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Dylan Donnel | ... | German kid |
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Freddy Drabble | ... | First Radio interviewer |
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The last year of singer Nico's life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons.
Plot Keywords:
year 1986 | year 1987 | what happened to epilogue | rome italy | prague czechoslovakia |Taglines:
The last year's of an inspiration of punk.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for drug use, language, and some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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KUD Idioti stands for Folklore Society "Idiots" See more »
Richard: Yes. Really.
Christa Päffgen a.k.a Nico: Good. I wasn't happy when I was beautiful.
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Written by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens
Performed by Trine Dyrholm
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At 1h 10min mark there is a "KUD Idijoti" poster on the wall. KUD Idijoti were famous Croatian (then Yugoslavian) punk rock band. Movie takes place in 1987 so it is very hard that you could see KUD Idijoti poster outside the ex - Yugoslavia. Not because they weren't popular outside Yugoslavia but they were just formed in 1987.KUD Idioti stands for Folklore Society "Idiots" See more »
Quotes
Christa Päffgen a.k.a Nico: Am I ugly?Richard: Yes. Really.
Christa Päffgen a.k.a Nico: Good. I wasn't happy when I was beautiful.
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Connections
Edited from Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections (1990) See more »Soundtracks
Big in JapanWritten by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens
Performed by Trine Dyrholm
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Release Date:
1 August 2018 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$12,309, 5 August 2018Gross USA:
$73,304Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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No music and scenes from Lou Reed and Velvet Underground years, the movie is entirely dedicated to the last years of Nico's life, and in particular to her last and sad tour in Europe. Susanna Nicchiarelli portrays the former model and Andy Warhol's muse in her painful and problematic adult phase, which sees her tired and dissatisfied, desperate to break free from her drug and success past, when she was beautiful but not happy. A crude and bleak portrait, which Dyrholm renders fully convincing.