In voiceover she says, Ive been called a witch, a slut and a murderer.
Ive been hounded by the police and slandered by the press.
Hows that for an introduction?
Anita PallenbergCannes Film Festival
At age 19 Pallenberg headed off to New York, knowing very little English, she recalls.
They quickly became a couple, bonding over a shared enthusiasm for drugs, among other things.
Everyone found her intriguing, Keith Richards recalls in a new audio interview recorded for the film.
Directors Alexis Bloom (L) &Svetlana ZillCourtesy of Cannes Film Festival
She seems more effortlessly in character as The Great Tyrant than Fonda as Barbarella.
Similarly, Keiths tortured romantic and possessive feelings for Pallenberg inspired him to write Gimme Shelter.
Anita herself says, I wanted to be a good mother, but it didnt work.
Marlon recalls the lifestyle as shambolic, and says in one three-year stretch they moved house 20 times.
Its a disturbing story of perhaps unintentional neglect, the kind oft-told by the offspring of rock stars.
Anitabenefits from a surprisingly rich archive.
Scarlett Johansson wisely avoids trying to imitate Pallenbergs accent, which would have been distracting.
The revelation is Anitas well-written autobiography, which if published would pair well with Keith Richards extraordinaryLife.
