Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 64 min
  • Premiere: 2023. March 25.

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.

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Marisa Mell

Self (archive footage)

Helmut Berger

Self (archive footage)

Christine Kaufmann

Self (archive footage)

Senta Berger

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Astrid Heubrandtner

Cinematography

Directing

Markus Mörth

Director

Writing