Magick Lantern Cycle

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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

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Kenneth Anger actor

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Bobby Beausoleil actor

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Bill Seltzer actor

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Gordon Gray actor

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Yvonne Marquis actor

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André Soubeyran actor

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Claude Revenant actor

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Nadine Valence actor

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Samson De Brier actor

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Marjorie Cameron actor

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Joan Whitney actor

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Katy Kadell actor

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Renate Druks actor Anaïs Nin actor

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Paul Mathison actor

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Curtis Harrington actor

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Peter Loome actor

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Carmilla Salvatorelli actor

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Ernie Allo actor

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Frank Carifi actor