It is said that, behind every great man, there is a great woman. That was certainly the case with Rolling Stone Keith Richards from the late ‘60s until the late ‘70s. The woman? Anita Pallenberg. Keith’s inamorata was a true character. In addition to being a painter and an actor,...
Some say that Anita Pallenberg was, in essence, one of the Rolling Stones . She is the subject of a new documentary,It is said that, behind every great man, there is a great woman. That was certainly the case with Rolling Stone Keith Richards from the late ‘60s until the late ‘70s. The woman? Anita Pallenberg .
Key to Bloom and Zill’s efforts was the cooperation of Pallenberg’s two children, Marlon Richards and Angela Richards, who provided a wealth of previously unseen material for the film. Bloom and Zill were given access to family photos, home movies and the draft manuscript of Pallenberg’s unpublished memoir.
The filmmakers believe it is significant that two women made the documentary. “Not that men can’t appreciate her story,” Bloom says, “but it’s such a complicated female-protagonist story. Being not only a strong, independent groundbreaker but also a mother. And living in this time when women weren’t given equal space as men, professionally. There are some women’s stories that men can tell, but this felt so sensitive. Sometimes we meet men who are like, ‘Oh yeah, she was that groupie.
Being that neither Bloom nor Zill was a dedicated Stones fan prior to their work on the film, what themes leapt out at them while initially sifting through the trove of material? “Just how smart and funny Anita is,” Zill says. “Her sense of humor is incredible. I knewher, and I feel like getting to watch the footage and speak to Marlon and read her words was really the closest approximation that you can get to know someone in this way.
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