Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell
2023
64 minutes
Overview
Who was Marisa Mell? The personae Marisa Mell and Marlies Theres Moitzi, the famous Graz actress’ real name, are juxtaposed in the documentary Feuerblume several companions, such as Christine Kaufmann, and her friend Erika Pluhar, remember the actress. The film is also an attempt to illuminate and question the role of women in the film business of the 1960s and 1980s from a contemporary gaze and feminist perspective, and against the backdrop of the MeToo movement.
Top Cast
Marisa Mell
Self (archive footage)
Erika Pluhar
Self
Karin Moitzi
Self
André Schneider
Self
Dieter Pochlatko
Self
Petra Regensburger
Self
Marion Mitterhammer
Self
Helmut Berger
Self (archive footage)
Christine Kaufmann
Self (archive footage)
Senta Berger
Self (archive footage)