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.
Full Filmography
Camera
I Often Think of Hawaii
(1978)
Director of Photography
Execution: A Story of Mary
(1979)
Director of Photography
What Shall We Do Without Death
(1980)
Director of Photography
Macumba
(1982)
Director of Photography
Canale grande
(1983)
Director of Photography
Horror Vacui
(1984)
Director of Photography
The Rose King
(1986)
Director of Photography
A Virus Knows No Morals
(1986)
Director of Photography
Anita – Dances of Vice
(1988)
Director of Photography
Virgin Machine
(1989)
Director of Photography and Still Photographer
Annie
(1989)
Director of Photography
Fire Under Your Ass
(1990)
Director of Photography
Alex
(1991)
Director of Photography
Malina
(1991)
Director of Photography
My Father Is Coming
(1991)
Director of Photography
Erotique
(1994)
Director of Photography
Hey Stranger
(1994)
Director of Photography
Love’s Debris
(1996)
Director of Photography
Daily Chicken
(1997)
Director of Photography
Life, Love & Celluloid
(1998)
Director of Photography
Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities
(1999)
Director of Photography
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
(2000)
Director of Photography
Warrior of Light
(2001)
Director of Photography
Die Markus Family
(2001)
Director of Photography
Ein Fremder
(2001)
Director of Photography
Deux
(2002)
Director of Photography
Hot House
(2003)
Director of Photography
Christoph Schlingensief and his Films
(2005)
Director of Photography
D’Annunzio’s Cave
(2005)
Director of Photography
Made in Taiwan
(2005)
Director of Photography
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
(2007)
Director of Photography
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
(2010)
Director of Photography
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
(2011)
Director of Photography
Judenburg findet Stadt
(2011)
Director of Photography
Tough Love
(2015)
Director of Photography
Survival in Berlin-Neukölln
(2017)
Director of Photography
Die Straße als Erzählung
(2022)
Director of Photography
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
(2024)
Director of Photography
Acting
Canale grande
(1983)
Straw Into Gold
(1997)
Self
Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Elfi Mikesch
(2000)
Self
Directing
I Often Think of Hawaii
(1978)
Director
Execution: A Story of Mary
(1979)
Director
What Shall We Do Without Death
(1980)
Director
Zechmeister
(1981)
Director
The Luncheon of the Hyena
(1982)
Director
Macumba
(1982)
Director
Die blaue Distanz
(1983)
Director
Marocain
(1989)
Director
Verrückt bleiben - verliebt bleiben
(1997)
Director
Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast
(2001)
Director
Die Markus Family
(2001)
Director
24 Hours Berlin
(2009)
Director
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
(2011)
Director
Judenburg findet Stadt
(2011)
Director
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
(2012)
Co-Director
Fever
(2014)
Director
Die Straße als Erzählung
(2022)
Director
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
(2024)
Director
Krieg oder Frieden
(2024)
Director
Writing
I Often Think of Hawaii
(1978)
Writer
Execution: A Story of Mary
(1979)
Screenplay
What Shall We Do Without Death
(1980)
Writer
The Luncheon of the Hyena
(1982)
Writer
Macumba
(1982)
Writer
Die blaue Distanz
(1983)
Writer
Marocain
(1989)
Writer
Die Markus Family
(2001)
Book
Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast
(2001)
Writer
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
(2011)
Writer
Judenburg findet Stadt
(2011)
Writer
Fever
(2014)
Writer
Die Straße als Erzählung
(2022)
Writer
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
(2024)
Writer
Krieg oder Frieden
(2024)
Writer
Editing
Production
I Often Think of Hawaii
(1978)
Producer
Execution: A Story of Mary
(1979)
Producer
Macumba
(1982)
Producer
Virgin Machine
(1989)
Producer
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
(2024)
Producer
Visual Effects
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Bondage
(1983)
Cinematography
Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars
(1986)
Thanks
Female Misbehavior
(1992)
Cinematography
Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast
(2001)
Cinematography
Six Dead Students
(2007)
Cinematography
Aladdin: The Way to Paradise
(2012)
Cinematography
I am Anastasia
(2019)
Cinematography
Krieg oder Frieden
(2024)
Cinematography
Lighting