Magick Lantern Cycle

Magick Lantern Cycle

NR 1974 · 169 min · ★ 7.8 · Fantasy, Horror, Music, Drama

Cinematic magician, legendary provocateur, and author of Hollywood Babylon, Kenneth Anger was a unique figure in post-war American culture. His iconic short films are characterised by a mystical-symbolic visual language and phantasmagorical-sensual opulence that underscores the medium’s transgressive potential. Anger’s work fundamentally shaped the aesthetics of 1960s and 1970s subcultures, the visual lexicon of pop and music videos and queer iconography. These nine films form the basis of Anger’s reputation as one of the most influential pioneers of avant-garde film and video art. Fireworks, 1947, 14 min Puce Moment, 1949, 6 min Rabbit's Moon, 1950/1971, 16 min Eaux d'Artifice, 1953, 13 min Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, 1954, 37 min Scorpio Rising, 1964, 28 min Kustom Kar Kommandos, 1965, 3 min Invocation of My Demon Brother, 1969, 11 min Lucifer Rising, 1981, 27 min

Directed by Kenneth Anger · Written by Kenneth Anger

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Kenneth Anger Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus
Bobby Beausoleil Lucifer / Self
Bill Seltzer Second Sailor
Gordon Gray First Sailor
Yvonne Marquis Hollywood Star
André Soubeyran Pierrot
Claude Revenant Harlequin
Nadine Valence Columbine
Samson De Brier Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast
Marjorie Cameron The Scarlet Woman / Kali
Joan Whitney Aphrodite
Katy Kadell Isis

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