Product Details

• Actors: Georg Friedrich, Alexander Scheer, Matthias Schweighofer, David Scheller, Milan Peschel
• Directors: Achim Bornhak
• Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: MPI HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: October 28, 2008
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001CDLAUI
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,232 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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one of the best films to be released in the U.S. so far this year --Film Monthly

Product Description

THE TRUE STORY OF USCHI OBERMAIER

REVOLUTIONARY.
SUPERMODEL.
GROUPIE.
ICON.

In a time of sex, drugs and rock & roll, one woman wanted it all and more: Natalia Avelon delivers a breakthrough performance as Uschi Obermaier, the infamous wild child who went from suburban teenage runaway to international 70s superstar. Along the way, she would become the face of West Germany s radical political movement, Europe s most provocative supermodel, lover and muse of both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and wife of reckless adventurer Dieter Bockhorn. But will turning her back on fame for the journey of a lifetime lead to the most tragic turn of all? David Scheller and Alexander Scheer co-star in this über-sexy drama based on the best-selling biography that shocked the world.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High Times, February 11, 2009

By	Alpinkatze "Alpinkatze" (Frankfurt) - See all my reviews

this movie is one of the best ones i have seen last year - although it does not follow any standard criteria for arthouse or 'foreign'movies but instead marches to his own drum - weird and funny in the most honorable sense of the word.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, November 18, 2009

By	D. Nelsen (Bristow, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This film is great. It shows a young girl coming out of suburban milieu, and does what every young girl dreams about. She does it all, as supermodel, young revolutionary by default, and a lover to the most famous rock musician at the time. Remarkable, she did not follow money, even if she could had made a tone of it. She is living her dream and not dreaming about it. Again, this film is may not for everybody. It includes strong nudity and sexuality. But if you follow the story, the film is great.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not accurate, January 24, 2009

By	*The Sireness* (USA) - See all my reviews

Dear god where do I begin?

This film had so much potential. Uschi Obermaier is a former fashion model, actress and one of the protagonists of the 1968 left-wing movement in Germany. She is considered an iconic sex symbol. She also wrote an autobiography of her wild life called Das Wilde Leben which was a best seller.

This film was *suppose* to be based on her book. Some parts are some aren't. For starters I think they did a terrible job picking the actress to play Uschi. The girl looks nothing like the real Uschi Obermaier. The real Uschi Obermaier was so gorgeous it hurt to look at her. To know what I mean, google her name and look under images. Natalia Avelon is pretty but she is all "makeup pretty". No natural beauty like Uschi Obermaier. Another thing is the badly done chronological order. "Uschi" looked exactly the same from 1968 all the way through 1983.

All in all, just rent this movie. If you're a guy you might like the film a lot since "Uschi" is naked 90% of the time she's on screen.

Also they left out the music video of Summer Wine starring Ville Valo and Natalia. Very very stupid thing to do seeing that was the best thing about the film. The song.