Magick Lantern Cycle
8.3
·9 Reviews
·2019
·2h 49min
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