MovieChat Forums > Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981) Discussion > what film was this shot on?

what film was this shot on?

posted 14 years ago by thinkupdifferent
4 replies | jump to latest

Does anybody know what brand of film was used to make this movie?

[–] Falconeer 14 years ago

Alot of films from this time frame look like this one, especially when they don't recieve a remastering for dvd. (This one didn't.) I don't think it was a special film stock, but the movie does look beautiful, doesn't it?

"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'

[–] Super_Movie_Expert 14 years ago

No it doesn't! it looks like crap , many movies filmed earlier than this(let say early/mid 70's) look way better, try watch some Dario Argento movies from the 70's.

[–] Falconeer 14 years ago

sorry, but those Dario Argento movies you mention, have ALL been remastered for dvd, so obviously; they look gorgeous. Not to mention the fact that Argento was an artist who shot his films with beautiful, bright colors and flashy sets. "Christiane F." is a film about TEENAGE HEROIN ADDICTED PROSTITUTES WHO SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME IN FILTHY SUBWAY STATIONS OR FILTHY TOILET STALLS SHOOTING HEROIN... Do you expect THIS film to be pretty? no, it was filmed this way intentionally, and it's murky, dark look/tone is absolutely perfect for this film/story. The film IS beautiful, and if you are unable to see that, then perhaps you shouldn't try to venture too far from mainstream Hollywood crap.

"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'

[–] bunko-paniczny 14 years ago

the other user is correct, most films from the 70s and VERY early 80s (like this one) (when not remastered or color corrected) look like this-however, i'd bet that this film was shot on AGFA stock? it's a German production and AGFA is the major German film lab. Plus I've shot film on Kodak, AGFA and Fuji and I've seen VERY similar results using 16mm AGFA film...it represents colors in a more pronounced way, a real interesting look...totally different than Kodak...Kodak colors are more "realistic" and have (generally) the broadest range, but AGFA has that brilliant color look that Christiane F. has...Fuji also has a very interesting way of making colors look-Fuji film is highly saturated, so night or dark scenes look fantastic in it (Lost in Translation is a good example of what Fuji film looks like) AGFA seems to make certain colors pop with a real strong saturated vibrancy, just like you'll see in most German films from the period...sorry to make this so long; but basically the answer you're looking for is AGFA...that's what I'm almost positive that this film was shot on.