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
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Kenneth Anger
Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus
Known for
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Bobby Beausoleil
Lucifer / Self
Also in
The Ramrodder
1969
Bill Seltzer
Second Sailor
Also in
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One
Gordon Gray
First Sailor
Also in
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One
Yvonne Marquis
Hollywood Star
Also in
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One
André Soubeyran
Pierrot
Also in
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One
Claude Revenant
Harlequin
Also in
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One
Nadine Valence
Columbine
Samson De Brier
Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast
Also in
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One
Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place
Marjorie Cameron
The Scarlet Woman / Kali
Known for
Night Tide
Joan Whitney
Aphrodite
Known for
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Katy Kadell
Isis
Known for
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Kenneth Anger Director · Ernest D. Glucksman Writer Mick Jagger Composer
United States release April 10, 1974 · Produced in United States
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 10, 1974
Limited theatrical
Australia
March 8, 2019 · Limited theatrical · VAMFF 2019
United Kingdom
May 25, 2009 · Physical
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