Elfi Mikesch

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Elfi Mikesch

Camera 86 May 31, 1940

Judenburg, Styria, Austria

Elfi Mikesch was born on May 31, 1940 in Judenburg, Styria, Austria. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Execution: A Story of Mary (1979), I Often Think of Hawaii (1…

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Seduction: The Cruel Woman

Seduction: The Cruel Woman

5.5 1986 Movie
Malina

Malina

6.2 1991 Movie
The Rose King

The Rose King

6.5 1986 Movie
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

5.5 2000 Movie
Female Misbehavior

Female Misbehavior

5.3 1992 Movie
Erotique

Erotique

4.0 1994 Movie
Tough Love

Tough Love

5.9 2015 Movie
Deux

Deux

5.2 2002 Movie
Alex

Alex

7.0 1991 Movie
Virgin Machine

Virgin Machine

4.7 1989 Movie
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

4.1 2022 Movie
Committed

Committed

8.0 1984 Movie

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Elfi Mikesch was born on May 31, 1940 in Judenburg, Styria, Austria. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Execution: A Story of Mary (1979), I Often Think of Hawaii (1978) and Malina (1991). She has been married to Fritz Mikesch since 1960.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Mona Mur in Conversation

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2024
    Krieg oder Frieden

    Movie Writer

  3. 2022
    Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

    Movie Lighting Production Assistant

  4. 2022
    Die Straße als Erzählung

    Movie Director

  5. 2019
    I am Anastasia

    Movie Cinematography

  6. 2017
    Survival in Berlin-Neukölln

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2015
    Tough Love

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2014
    Fever

    Movie Director

  9. 2012
    Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim

    Movie Co-Director

  10. 2012
    I am a Poem

    Movie Director

  11. 2012
    Aladdin: The Way to Paradise

    Movie Cinematography

  12. 2011
    Eine Hommage an Lautréamont

    Movie Self

  13. 2011
    Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

    Movie Director

  14. 2011
    Judenburg findet Stadt

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2010
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2009
    24 Hours Berlin

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2007
    Six Dead Students

    Movie Cinematography

  2. 2007
    Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2005
    Made in Taiwan

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2005
    D’Annunzio’s Cave

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2005
    Christoph Schlingensief and his Films

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2003
    Hot House

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2002
    Deux

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2001
    Ein Fremder

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2001
    Warrior of Light

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2001
    Die Markus Family

    Movie Book

  11. 2001
    Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast

    Movie Cinematography

  12. 2000
    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Elfi Mikesch

    Movie Self

  13. 2000
    The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1999
    Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1998
    Life, Love & Celluloid

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1997
    Daily Chicken

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1997
    Verrückt bleiben - verliebt bleiben

    Movie Director

  18. 1997
    Straw Into Gold

    Movie Self

  19. 1996
    Love’s Debris

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1996
    Bombenwerfer

    Movie Script

  21. 1994
    Erotique

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1994
    Hey Stranger

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1994
    Der Fluß

    Movie Director

  24. 1992
    Female Misbehavior

    Movie Cinematography