Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell

Markus Mörth
2023-03-25


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64 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Marisa Mell Self (archive footage) Unowned
Erika Pluhar Self Unowned
Karin Moitzi Self Unowned
André Schneider Self Unowned
Dieter Pochlatko Self Unowned
Petra Regensburger Self Unowned
Marion Mitterhammer Self Unowned
Helmut Berger Self (archive footage) Unowned
Christine Kaufmann Self (archive footage) Unowned
Senta Berger Self (archive footage) Unowned