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Nico, 1988 (2017)

M/16 | | Biography, Drama, Music | 5 July 2018 (Portugal)
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The last year of singer Nico's life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons.

Director:

Susanna Nicchiarelli

Writer:

Susanna Nicchiarelli

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Trine Dyrholm, John Gordon Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
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 Calvin Demba ... Alex
Francesco Colella ... Francesco
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marianna Cappi Marianna Cappi ... Journalist
Leonardo Cesari Leonardo Cesari ... Jazz drummer
Béatrice Didier Béatrice Didier ... French journalist
Sebastian Dimulescu Sebastian Dimulescu ... Kid Ari
John Dobrynine John Dobrynine ... Mr. Daniels
Dylan Donnel Dylan Donnel ... German kid
Freddy Drabble Freddy Drabble ... First Radio interviewer
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Storyline

The last year of singer Nico's life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1986 | year 1987 | what happened to epilogue | rome italy | prague czechoslovakia | See All (67) »

Taglines:

The last year's of an inspiration of punk.

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

Certificate:

M/16 | See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

Vivo Film

Country:

Italy | Belgium

Language:

English | German | Czech | French

Release Date:

5 July 2018 (Portugal) See more »

Also Known As:

Nico, 1988 See more »

Filming Locations:

Reichsparteitag-Gelände, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany See more »
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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,309, 5 August 2018

Gross USA:

$73,304

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$83,558
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Vivo Film, Tarantula, Rai Cinema See more »
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

John Waters named this among his top ten favorite films of 2018. 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 Japan
Written by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens
Performed by Trine Dyrholm
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Delicately told
14 November 2018 | by matrixbjj – See all my reviews

I rated this 8/10. Maybe I should have rated it higher. There are parts of this film that I am not sure if they are flawed or genius. A bit like Nico's ouevre, so that is perhaps appropriate. I was utterly transfixed for the duration of the movie. And yet by what I do not know. Relatively little happens. There are long silences. Yet both what is said and not said manages to restlessly slip away from cliche, and at the end I felt like I understood something I did not understand before. I am not sure who I could recommend this film to, yet I feel like I experienced something masterful
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