Portrait of Elfi Mikesch

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Elfi Mikesch

Career

Active from 1978 to 2024, busiest in 1991 and 2001 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities
Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Elfi Mikesch Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.2, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • German Cinema 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Sexual Liberation 3
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Psychological Exploration 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Context 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
Krieg oder Frieden
Krieg oder Frieden (2024)

Director, Cinematography

Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance (2022)

Lighting Production Assistant

Die Straße als Erzählung
Die Straße als Erzählung (2022)

Writer, Director

2010s

11 titles · average score 63
I am Anastasia
I am Anastasia (2019)

Cinematography

Survival in Berlin-Neukölln
Survival in Berlin-Neukölln (2017)

Director of Photography

Tough Love
Tough Love (2015)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Fever
Fever (2014)

Director, Writer

Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim (2012)

Co-Director

Aladdin: The Way to Paradise
Aladdin: The Way to Paradise (2012)

Cinematography

I am a Poem
I am a Poem (2012)

Director, Writer

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter (2011)

Director of Photography, Writer

Judenburg findet Stadt
Judenburg findet Stadt (2011)

Director, Director of Photography

Eine Hommage an Lautréamont
Eine Hommage an Lautréamont (2011)

Director, Cinematography

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today (2010)

Director of Photography

2000s

13 titles · average score 55
24 Hours Berlin
24 Hours Berlin (2009)

Director

Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story (2007)

Director of Photography

Six Dead Students
Six Dead Students (2007)

Cinematography

Christoph Schlingensief and his Films
Christoph Schlingensief and his Films (2005)

Director of Photography

D’Annunzio’s Cave
D’Annunzio’s Cave (2005)

Director of Photography

Hot House
Hot House (2003)

Director of Photography

Deux
Deux (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Warrior of Light
Warrior of Light (2001)

Director of Photography

Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast
Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast (2001)

Cinematography, Director

Die Markus Family
Die Markus Family (2001)

Director, Book

Ein Fremder
Ein Fremder (2001)

Director of Photography

The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

1990s

15 titles · average score 51
Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities
Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Life, Love & Celluloid
Life, Love & Celluloid (1998)

Director of Photography

Verrückt bleiben - verliebt bleiben
Verrückt bleiben - verliebt bleiben (1997)

Director

Love’s Debris
Love’s Debris (1996)

Director of Photography

Erotique
Erotique (1994)
GoodWatch score 19

Director of Photography

Hey Stranger
Hey Stranger (1994)

Director of Photography

Female Misbehavior
Female Misbehavior (1992)
GoodWatch score 63

Cinematography

Malina
Malina (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

My Father Is Coming
My Father Is Coming (1991)

Director of Photography

Alex
Alex (1991)

Director of Photography

The Party: Nature Morte
The Party: Nature Morte (1991)

Director of Photography

Fire Under Your Ass
Fire Under Your Ass (1990)

Director of Photography

1980s

18 titles · average score 52
Virgin Machine
Virgin Machine (1989)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer, Still Photographer

Annie
Annie (1989)

Director of Photography

Marocain
Marocain (1989)

Cinematography, Director

Anita – Dances of Vice
Anita – Dances of Vice (1988)

Director of Photography

The Rose King
The Rose King (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Seduction: The Cruel Woman
Seduction: The Cruel Woman (1986)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer, Director

A Virus Knows No Morals
A Virus Knows No Morals (1986)

Director of Photography

Horror Vacui
Horror Vacui (1984)

Director of Photography

Committed
Committed (1984)

Additional Photography

Canale grande
Canale grande (1983)

Director of Photography, Makeup Designer

Macumba
Macumba (1982)

Director of Photography, Writer

What Shall We Do Without Death
What Shall We Do Without Death (1980)

Director, Editor

1970s

2 titles
Exekution: A Study of Mary
Exekution: A Study of Mary (1979)

Director, Producer

I Often Think of Hawaii
I Often Think of Hawaii (1978)

Editor, Director