Magick Lantern Cycle

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

Cast

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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