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Magick Lantern Cycle

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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Magick Lantern Cycle

March 8, 2019
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Cast (47)

Kenneth Anger
Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus
Bobby Beausoleil
Lucifer / Self
Bill Seltzer
Second Sailor
Gordon Gray
First Sailor
Yvonne Marquis
Hollywood Star
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
Anaïs Nin
Astarte
Curtis Harrington
Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker
Peter Loome
Ganymede
Bruce Byron
Scorpio
Nelson Leigh
Jesus Christ (archive footage)
John Palone
Pinstripe
Barry Rubin
Fall Guy
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
Van Leuven
Acolyte
Anita Pallenberg
Self (archive footage)
Keith Richards
Self (archive footage)
Chris Jagger
High Priest in Yellow Tunic
Jimmy Page
Man with Beard holding Stele of Revealing

Crew (20)

Directing

Kenneth Anger
Director

Writing

Production

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Sound

Mick Jagger
Original Music Composer
Bobby Beausoleil
Original Music Composer

Art

Page Wood
Art Department Coordinator
Jeremy Kay
Art Direction

Camera

Kenneth Anger
Director of Photography
Chris O'Dell
Director of Photography
Curtis Harrington
Director of Photography
Arnold Baskin
Assistant Camera
Ben Van Meter
Camera Operator
Thad Lovett
Assistant Camera
Robert Straede
Assistant Camera
Chester Kessler
Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

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Crew

Kenneth Anger
Cinematography
Wally Veevers
Special Effects

Editing

Lighting

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Visual Effects

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