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‘Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg’ Filmmakers on Working With Her Son to Capture His Complicated Mother’s Life: ‘Marlon Encouraged Us to Go Deep and to Go Dark’
The directors of 'Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg' talk about making the documentary and working with Keith Richards' son Marlon.
And indeed, the documentary is unflinching in looking at the darkest periods of her life, from Brian Jones’ drowning to the loss of her infant son, her addictions and at the end of the 1970s, the death of a 17-year old boy who was playing Russian roulette in her bedroom. He enlisted veteran producer Svetlana Zill and Alexis Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds) to co-direct the documentary, which is in selected theaters and available for digital rental now. Variety spoke with Marlon Richards and the directors about why Pallenberg still fascinates after more than five decades, and why they didn’t want to either glorify or condemn her complicated life.
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