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Play trailer Poster for Nico-Icon 1995,  1h 10m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 81% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 91% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
81% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 91% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
This documentary focuses on German model, singer and actress Nico, who is most renowned for her associations with artist Andy Warhol and revered 1960s rock act the Velvet Underground. Nico gained attention for her icy Teutonic looks and, later, her unusual voice, but was plagued by depression and drug addiction. The performer is presented in film clips and photos, and the film also features interviews with associates such as singer-songwriter Jackson Browne and musical collaborator John Cale.

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Dave Kehr New York Daily News Aug 2, 2013
As recorded in the great wealth of documentary footage Ofteringer has assembled, the cheekbones slowly collapse and the blue eyes become watery, their owner becoming more and more dependent on hard drugs and fast living. Go to Full Review
Bruce Diones The New Yorker Aug 2, 2013
With extraordinary technique, Ofteringer paints a moody, melancholy picture of a legend who decayed into the ghost of herself. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times May 20, 2003
That voyeuristic fascination with doomed glamour is one of the guilty pleasures of Susanne Ofteringer's utterly haunting documentary film, Nico Icon. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Oct 20, 2007
4/5
Craig Phillips GreenCine Aug 11, 2005
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 4, 2005
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Susanne Ofteringer

Director

Christian Aaron Boulogne

Actor

Tina Aumont

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Edith Boulogne

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Jackson Browne

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John Cale

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Synopsis This documentary focuses on German model, singer and actress Nico, who is most renowned for her associations with artist Andy Warhol and revered 1960s rock act the Velvet Underground. Nico gained attention for her icy Teutonic looks and, later, her unusual voice, but was plagued by depression and drug addiction. The performer is presented in film clips and photos, and the film also features interviews with associates such as singer-songwriter Jackson Browne and musical collaborator John Cale.
Director
Susanne Ofteringer
Producer
Thomas Mertens, Peter Nadermann, Annette Pisacane
Screenwriter
Susanne Ofteringer
Distributor
Roxie Releasing
Production Co
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 1995, Original
Runtime
1h 10m
Sound Mix
Surround
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