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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
Keywords
dance
magic
fountain
garden
surreal
surrealism
pantomime
mythical creature
hot rod
male homosexuality
demon
avant-garde
occult
ancient egypt
lgbt
satanic ritual
underground film
erotic movie
mysticism
homoerotic
vivaldi
Casts

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
Renate Druks
Lilith

Anaïs Nin
Astarte
Paul Mathison
Pan

Curtis Harrington
Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker
Peter Loome
Ganymede
Carmilla Salvatorelli
Lady
Ernie Allo
Joker
Frank Carifi
Leo
Johnny Dodds
Kid
Bruce Byron
Scorpio
Steve Crandell
Blondie
Bill Dorfman
Back

Nelson Leigh
Jesus Christ (archive footage)
John Palone
Pinstripe
Barry Rubin
Fall Guy
Johnny Sapienza
Taurus
Sandy Trent
Man

Bill Beutel
Deacon
Harvey Bialy
Brother of the Rainbow
Timotha Bialy
Sister of the Rainbow
Speed Hacker
Wand Bearer

Mick Jagger
Self (archive footage)
Lenore Kandel
Deaconess

Anton LaVey
Satan
Van Leuven
Acolyte

Anita Pallenberg
Self (archive footage)

Keith Richards
Self (archive footage)

Donald Cammell
Osiris
Haydn Couts
Adept

Marianne Faithfull
Lilith
Myriam Gibril
Isis
Leslie Huggins
Lucifer

Chris Jagger
High Priest in Yellow Tunic

Jimmy Page
Man with Beard holding Stele of Revealing
Francis Rose
Chaos
Crews

Kenneth Anger
Director

Kenneth Anger
Writer

Kenneth Anger
Cinematography

Kenneth Anger
Editor
Chester Kessler
Assistant Camera

Curtis Harrington
Director of Photography

Kenneth Anger
Director of Photography
Thad Lovett
Assistant Camera
Robert Straede
Assistant Camera
Jeremy Kay
Art Direction
David Raksin
Music
Jack Brooks
Music

Ernest D. Glucksman
Writer
Arnold Baskin
Assistant Camera

Ben Van Meter
Camera Operator

Mick Jagger
Original Music Composer
Page Wood
Art Department Coordinator
Chris O'Dell
Director of Photography
Wally Veevers
Special Effects

Bobby Beausoleil
Original Music Composer
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