Magick Lantern Cycle

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 10, 1974

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Leslie Huggins,Marianne Faithfull,Claude Revenant,Keith Richards,Frank Carifi,André Soubeyran,Carmilla Salvatorelli,Anaïs Nin,Yvonne Marquis,Bill Seltzerand 37 more

Director

Kenneth Anger

Writer

Kenneth Anger,Ernest D. Glucksman

Cinematography

Kenneth Anger,Curtis Harrington,Chris O'Dell

Music

Mick Jagger,Bobby Beausoleil

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1568152