The participation of david bowie and his great music is vital for the. In january, zest books is releasing a new translation of christiane vera f. My second life a followup to her book, mein zweites leben my second life was published in 20, chronicling her life after the release of christiane f. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Christiane became addicted to heroin after coming into contact with drugs for the first time through friends in 1974. Christiane s descent from damaged but naive 12 year old into hardened street junkie by the age of 14 is truly frightening. In 1982, ralf published his own autobiographical book spiegelbilder.
One person i became close with was christiane felscherinows real friend stella from the book. Christiane vera felscherinow born 20 may 1962 is a german actress and. Zoo stationoptimismberlinbaseball hatswattpadmoviesstylefilmsbook. Its in german with english sub titles and thats fine because the acting more than makes up for words. He was critical of her portrayal of bahnhof zoos underage heroin users as hopeless, desperate youth, and wanted to spread the message that former addicts could and should strive to have a good life. Wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo is a 1981 german biographical drama film directed by uli edel that portrays the drug scene in west berlin in the 1970s, based on the 1978 nonfiction book wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo we children from zoo station, transcribed and edited from tape recordings by kai hermann and horst rieck. Now to the facts, the film boasts some very good teenage actors in a 14yearold natja brunckhorst as christiane and thomas haustein as detlev. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. We children from bahnhof zoo is a nonfiction book published by stern magazine in 1978. En interview avec mark reeder au bar risiko a berlin. From beginning to seeming end, we follow the unflinching and true spiral of a year old girl as her obsessions change from discos and david bowie to heroin and needles after getting drawn into the whirlwind of the mid seventies heroin explosion in europe.
We tracked down three of christiane s peers from the old heroin scene and found them still grappling with the consequences of their past. See more ideas about zoo station, berlin and andreas gursky. Its easy to get started we will give you example code. Zoo station, christiane f christina cartwright shop. Christiane vera felscherinow born 20 may 1962 is a german actress and musician who is best known for her contribution to the 1978 autobiographical book wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo we children of zoo station, and the film based on the book, in which her teenage drug use is documented. Was ist mit detlef aus wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo passiert. Natja brunckhorst does a great job as christiane f. I havent read the book so im wondering if christiane saw him after she talked to the newspaper.
Bowie station to station scene from wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo. Sound, then known as europes most modern discotheque, where she falls in love with detlef. Its very sad that the real christiane f is still addicted to h and realeased her second book. But, this is a love story a dark one about christiane and detlev and their journey through the life of drugs as teenagers in berlin. The movie is based on a true story about a german girl, christiane felscherinow, who lived in berlin. February 2009 zoo station, guys, photography, wonderland. Also, if she was still doing drugs into the 90s she might have run into him at the usual places. Wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo is a 1981 german film directed by uli edel that portrays the drug scene in west berlin in the 1970s, based on the nonfiction book of the same name written following tape recordings of teenage girl christiane f. This movie portrays the drug scene in berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of christiane f. For children like christiane there are the same people on the other side, the well adapted side of the society. After youre setup, your website can earn you money while you work, play or even sleep.
Christiane was 16 then, and living near the station with her boyfriend detlef. Wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo tells the story of christiane felscherinow from gropiusstadt in berlin. Wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo has long occupied a pivotal place in raf simons imagination. You can earn a 5% commission by selling zoo station. Autobiography of a child prostitute and heroin addict new edition by christiane f. Christiane s mother, recently divorced, doesnt have much time for her. The movie has become notorious in europe, where both the film and book versions of christiane s adventures have been best sellers. Uli edels visceral 1981 film based on christiane felscherinow, kai hermann and horst riecks book christiane f. The rebirth of a foreign cult classic by matia burnett. The american issue of the book was released by bantam in 1982 under the title christiane f autobiography of a girl of the streets and heroin addict and was translated by susanne flatauer isbn 0553208977. The book, like the movie, was a great success in west germany, and the director, ulrich edel.
It is the true story of a girl who become a heroin addict and a prostitute by the time she was yearsold. Women settlers on the mining and ranching frontier women in the west ser. The story is about her experimenting with drugs at an age of 12, to fit in with a group of older. Felscherinow, sonja vukovic, audiobook narrated by anna thalbach. Uli edel additional writer, kai hermann book 2 more credits. Christiane vera felscherinow, a mais conhecida como christiane f. We tracked down three of christiane s peers from the old heroin scene and found. Even though the relationship is damned, it is still touching. The director, uli edel, portrays her downward spiral involving her drug addiction in such a tragically accurate way that audiences find themselves absorbed in the narrative. Her story, and the film version by uli edel, still make sombre readingviewing and remain as powerful today as when they were first released. Detlev, christiane f, babsi wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo. Simons, like many europeans of his generation, was exposed to the harrowing world of christiane f. Shes fascinated by the sound, a new disco with most modern equipment.