Magick Lantern Cycle (1974)
Overview
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
What is Magick Lantern Cycle about?
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 Magick Lantern Cycle is a Fantasy, Horror, Music, Drama movie, released on 1974-04-10, runtime 169 minutes.
Is Magick Lantern Cycle worth watching?
TMDB users rate Magick Lantern Cycle 7.8 out of 10 from 14 ratings. It is widely liked by viewers.
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Directed by
Kenneth Anger
Cast
- Kenneth Anger as Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus
- Bobby Beausoleil as Lucifer / Self
- Bill Seltzer as Second Sailor
- Gordon Gray as First Sailor
- Yvonne Marquis as Hollywood Star
- André Soubeyran as Pierrot
- Claude Revenant as Harlequin
- Nadine Valence as Columbine
- Samson De Brier as Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast
- Marjorie Cameron as The Scarlet Woman / Kali
- Joan Whitney as Aphrodite
- Katy Kadell as Isis
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