A little movie which shows us some places in berlin, were christiane f. E linizio di una discesa nel gorgo della droga da cui risalira faticosamente dopo due anni. Christiane s rapid descent into heroin abuse and prostitution is shocking, but the boredom, longing for acceptance, thrilling risks, and even her musical obsessions are familiar to. Gropiusstadt is located in the eastern suburb of berlin and a small part of it the easternmost one borders with schonefeld, a. Berlino, anni settanta, quartiere dormitorio di gropiusstadt. Readers feel, from her 6yearold perspective, the sense of frustration and restlessness that permeates the housing projects of gropiusstadt. Trailer o wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo pdf by a christiane f. Dec 20, 2012 in january, zest books is releasing a new translation of christiane vera f.
Our new person of the week is christiane felscherinow, best known as christiane f. 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. Christiane s rapid descent into heroin abuse and prostitution is shocking, but the boredom, longing for acceptance, thrilling risks, and even her musical obsessions are familiar to everyone. The story of christiane felscherinow is part of zest books new line of literary memoirs true stories with remembrances from her difficult life as a teen in germany. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Noi, i ragazzi dello zoo di berlino 1981 youtube 14 may 2014. In a twomonth interview with two journalists from the news magazine stern, kai herrmann and horst rieck, she told her story of life with drugs and prostitution that she and other teenagers in west berlin experienced in the 1970s.
Christiane became addicted to heroin after coming into contact with drugs for the first time through friends in 1974. It depicts the lives of drugaddicted children in the berlin district of neukolln. They settled in gropiusstadt, a dreary neighborhood. I grew up up for the first ten years in the same neighbourhood as her. Both books depict the seamy undersides of major cities. We children from bahnhof zoo in english is a 1981 german film based on the autobiographical recordings of a young heroin addict and prostitute in west berlin. Readers feel, from her 6yearold perspective, the sense of frustration and restlessness that permeates the housing projects of gropiusstadt and her fathers violent punishments for mild infractions. Immortalized in a cult book and film more than 30 years ago, christiane f. Download noi ragazzi dello zoo di berlino di christiane. Christiane was born in hamburg, but her family moved to west berlin when she was a child. 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. In january, zest books is releasing a new translation of christiane vera f. They settled in gropiusstadt, a neighbourhood in neukolln that consisted mainly of highrise concrete.
The result, christiane f mein zweites leben, was released last october to become an immediate bestseller in germany, with translation into 12 languages already planned. Christiane vera felscherinow project gutenberg self. Dec 18, 2018 8 mar 2016 5 secread book online now zoo station. Gratis scarica noi, i ragazzi dello zoo di berlino pdfepub. A novel, a memory, an account, an experience, a drug, a drama, a generation, a life. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Zest books, 20, readers are given an upclose and personal look into the life of addiction one so haunting and ceaseless, that like a predator to its prey, it snares a victim in without hope for rescue. The title comes from the popular and notorious zoo subway station in berlin where illegal activities flourished in this divided city. Wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo 1999 read online free book by.
Christiane and her family settled in gropiusstadt, which is where much of the. At 12, she first tries alcohol, hashish and lsd, and the experiences are described with evocative imagery. 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 bahnhof zoo, and the film based on the book, in which her teenage drug use is documented. Its title in germany was wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo, and in englishspeaking countries christiane f.
Zoo station by christiane felscherinow march 1, 2014 in zoo station. Inizia a fumare hashish e a prendere lsd, efedrina e mandrax. Sanna akehurst visits gropiusstadt to pay tribute to christiane f. Zest books is releasing a new translation of christiane vera f. Wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo tells the story of christiane felscherinow from gropiusstadt in berlin. Thirty years ago, a bestselling book about christiane f s experiences as a 15yearold heroin addict shocked germany and the world. Her mother was working all day and got treated really bad by her husband.
She moves into an apartment in a hochhaussiedlung highrise estate in gropiusstadt, a locality in. It gives a more realistic interpretation of what a drug addicts life is really like and how it isnt the glamourous life some think it is. According to her book, felscherinow was born in hamburg, but her family moved to west berlin when she was a child. As the english translation is still pending, heres a unique and exclusive look at the book and the woman behind it. Jan 22, 2014 thirtyfive years later, thanks to one berlin publishers powers of persuasion, the 51yearold christiane was back at it with coauthor sonja vukovic.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The film is based on the book wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo, and features harrowing scenes of life as a young drug. It became infamous as the place in which the german writer christiane f. As a modern and contemporary interpretation of the memories of christiane f. Christiane f trailer 1981 david bowie news celebrating. An eloquent memoir of teen drug abuse from 1970s berlin retains a contemporary feel in a new translation. The movie immediately acquired cult status which it still retains today and features david. Zest books, 20, readers are given an upclose and personal look into the life of addiction one so haunting and ceaseless, that like a predator to its prey, it. It was one of the most successful german films of that year, going on to become a worldwide cult hit, but one that stirred up a lot of i think justifiable controversy. The film is based on the book wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo, and features harrowing scenes of life as a young drug addict in west berlin.
We children from bahnhof zoo is a nonfiction book published by stern magazine in 1978. This is the type of book i feel should be available in light of the tragic drug problem we now seem to have. Buy christiane f natja brunkhorst, thomas haustein, foreign films, dvd online now at the australian based sanity movie store. Christiane f is back on drugs berlin news toytown germany. Wir kinder vonm bahnhof zoo trama berlino, anni settanta, quartiere dormitorio di gropiusstadt. Thomas duchauffour according to the master plan developed by bauhaus founder walter gropius, the large housing estate britzbuckowrudow, built from 1963 to 1973, was to consist of small residential areas with lots of green space and circular, fivestory houses, along with shopping areas built on the estate itself. Wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo after i read a few page i had o wait a few days its a really hard and true stroy.
Christiane vera felscherinow born 20 may 1962 is a german actress and musician who is. Christiane f, the protagonist of the famous drug biography wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo, grew up in one of the many apartment blocks here, which are also known as plattenbau. David bowie, christiane s favourite singer at the time of the interviews that informed the book, appears as himself in. Now, after years spent trying to overcome addiction, she is taking hard drugs again. The girl from bahnhof zoo is now far from a child and unlikely to be spotted in charlottenburg, either. We, children from bahnhof zoo note is a 1979 autobiography by a young teenage girl who became a heroin prostitute in berlin during the late 1970s. The book resonated with me on a very personal note, because part of christiane f s story took place in gropiusstadt, a neighbourhood in the district of neuk lln in berlin my old neighbourhood i was born in the hospital just 3 km from my old apartment house from my bedroom window i could see the roof of one hospital wing.
Geography edit gropiusstadt is located in the eastern suburb of berlin and a small part of it the easternmost one borders with schonefeld, a municipality in dahmespreewald. Christiane is still fighting with her addiction now, so it is not an easy thing to escape. Living in rudow and commuting to work through gropiusstadt, it struck me that i. The film is based on the book wir kinder vom bahnhof zoo, and features harrowing scenes. In this tour we will be following book s locations, along with surprising trivia details about christiane f. Her father was alcoholic and hit both, christiane and her sister, very hard. Zoo station by christiane felscherinow hippocampus. Autobiography of a girl of the streets and heroin addict. Supposedly the film was quite shocking because of the age of the characters and actors as well as the graphic drug use scenes. Much of the movie is shot in the actual surroundings of gropiusstadt and bahnhof zoo. Gratis scarica noi, i ragazzi dello zoo di berlino pdf. I think its one of the most heartbreaking movies ive ever seen.
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