Magick Lantern Cycle

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

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