http://www.andrewferrier.com/blog/2006/09/19/trainspotting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trainspotting Economics; Travel; Film; and Technology. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:31:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.andrewferrier.com/blog/2006/09/19/trainspotting/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 Andrew Ferrier’s Blog » Blog Archive » Christiane F Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:13:25 +0000 http://www.new-destiny.co.uk/andrew/blog/2006/09/19/trainspotting/#comment-1300 [...] Another day, another film about heroin. But Christiane F is no Trainspotting. This film is the true story of Christiane, a 14-year girl in Berlin in the mid-70s, who turns to prostitution to fund her growing ‘H’ habit. Gritty and dirty, the film portrays 70s Berlin as one might expect - as an environment drenched with drugs and dotted with VW Beetles. The blunt effects and the realism of the cinematography support the story well. David Bowie provides an excellent soundtrack for the movie, including a German-language version of Heroes. [...] [...] Another day, another film about heroin. But Christiane F is no Trainspotting. This film is the true story of Christiane, a 14-year girl in Berlin in the mid-70s, who turns to prostitution to fund her growing ‘H’ habit. Gritty and dirty, the film portrays 70s Berlin as one might expect – as an environment drenched with drugs and dotted with VW Beetles. The blunt effects and the realism of the cinematography support the story well. David Bowie provides an excellent soundtrack for the movie, including a German-language version of Heroes. [...]

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