Nico, 1988
North American Premiere

Nico, 1988

Spotlight Narrative
| Italy, Belgium | 93 MINUTES | Czech, English, German | English subtitles
Drama, Music
Danish actress and musician Trine Dyrholm delivers a high-voltage performance as Christa Päffgen—better known as Nico, the Andy Warhol darling and one-time chanteuse of the Velvet Underground. At the outset of Nico, 1988, Nico is approaching 50, tumbling down the slopes of drug addiction, and desperate to regain custody of her child. Her manager, Richard (John Gordon Sinclair), sensing her need for purpose, sets her on a tour across Europe; back on the road, she’s equal parts tenacious, manic, and erratic.

Writer-director Susanna Nicchiarelli dives deep into the anguished and scattered psychology of Nico’s final years. She blends a tangible reverence for her subject with dark humor, crafting a riveting examination of a fragile artist constantly pushed to perform. With precision, care, and grit, Nicchiarelli and Dyrholm capture the inner turmoil of a fearless icon, artist, and mother struggling to reconcile the consequences of her tortured life.

—Shayna Weingast

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Susanna Nicchiarelli
Susanna Nicchiarelli was born in Rome in 1975. She received her degree in filmmaking from Rome’s Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 2004. She has written and directed many short films and documentaries, as well as two feature-length films: 2009’s Cosmonaut and 2013’s Discovery at Dawn.
Director
Susanna Nicchiarelli
Producer
Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, Joseph Rouschop, and Valérie Bournonville
Screenwriter
Susanna Nicchiarelli
Cinematographer
Crystel Fournier
Editor
Stefano Cravero
Composer
“Gatto Ciliegia contro il Grande Freddo”
US Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Cast
Trine Dyrholm, John Gordon Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca, Sandor Funtek, Thomas Trabacchi, Karina Fernandez, Calvin Demba

Contacts
Print Source
Martin Wendel
Magnolia Pictures
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212 924 6701
mwendel@magpictures.com
Press Contact
George Nicholis
Magnolia Pictures
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212 924 6701
gnicholis@magpictures.com
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