Magick Lantern Cycle

Story

Synopsis

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

Director

Kenneth Anger

Writers

Ernest D. Glucksman, Kenneth Anger

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

10 April 1974

Ensemble

Cast

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  Kenneth Anger

  Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus

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  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

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  Samson De Brier

  Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast

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  Marjorie Cameron

  The Scarlet Woman / Kali

• Joan Whitney

  Aphrodite

• Katy Kadell

  Isis