Anita Pallenberg was at many points in her life a newspaper headline: a "rock n' roll goddess," a "voodoo priestess," and an "evil seductress." She was accused of trying to break up the Rolling Stones, among other things. But those who loved her considered her an exciting cultural force, and a loving mother -- and innocent of the accusations. Never-seen-before home movies and family photographs explore life with the Rolling Stones and tell a bittersweet tale of both triumph and heartbreak. From Barbarella to the Swiss Alps, and the Lower East Side to London, Anita Pallenberg was a creative force ahead of her time.

Catching Fire – a documentary that enters the tricky terrain of ‘historical reclamation’ of an under-recognised woman – is drawn from the actress Anita Pallenberg’s unpublished memoir, which she said she would never write, but which was found after her death.
Katie MaCabe
Sight and Sound