The Second Life of Christiane F.(2014): Humanizing the person behind the icon

This is me and my copy of the Brazilian edition of Christiane F.’s second biography ‘Eu, Christiane F., A Vida apesar de Tudo’ (Life Despite Everything in English). Google results show that the English version is “My Second Life” but I couldn't find any book cover of it.
Actress Natja Brunckhorst who played Christiane in the biopic and the late artist David Bowie. Christiane and the actress never met, despite Christiane’s active role behind the scenes. As for David Bowie, Christiane tells us her impressions of him in her second biography, which will be discussed below. Photo: Reproduction
Christiane F., 19 years old, in Los Angeles to promote the movie earlier in 1982. Her looks still influence fashion and for more images of the Hamburg-born icon, I recommend searching her name on Pinterest. Photo: Reproduction
Christiane F. in front of one of the fragments of the defunct Berlin Wall in 2015. Photo: Brad Elterman
Christiane F., Hamburg 1983. Photo: Imago/Ilse Ruppert/Photo12
Christiane Felscherinow and her son in 1996. Photo: Reproduction
“Since she was a little girl, Christiane has constantly lived with dogs. Her passion is for exotic breeds, like this Alaskan Malamute”. Description taken from the book. In addition to dogs, Christiane usually keeps only the essentials in her house, as moving out over the years have turned her into a minimalist. Photo: Reproduction
In addition to being a writer, Christiane draws, acts, sings, and plays the guitar. This video above brings snippets from the documentary ‘Christiane F. (Felscherinow), Berlin-Kreuzberg 1980er’ and her songs were released both under her name and that of ‘Christiana *’, inspired by Krautrock.
“In 1987, Christiane settles in a hut next to a tavern on the island of Paros.” Description taken from the book that refers to the 7 years in which Christiane had a relationship with the love of her life, Panagiotis, who lived on the beaches of the Greek islands. Photo: Reproduction
The most recent photo of Christiane F., so far, from 2019, with the musician Petra. Photo: Instagram
From the same series of photos in front of the fragments of the Berlin wall, Christiane poses with her friend, the chow chow Leon and I couldn’t end this post with a more emblematic image. Just like the Wall, Christiane is also a milestone in pop culture and she finds herself in pieces after being broken down several times that were never enough to completely destroy her.

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Brazilian writer, teacher and zinester. Articles related to cinematic content. I also write for https://medium.com/@womenofthebeatgeneration_

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Larissa Oliveira

Brazilian writer, teacher and zinester. Articles related to cinematic content. I also write for https://medium.com/@womenofthebeatgeneration_