Magick Lantern Cycle

Magick Lantern Cycle by Kenneth Anger

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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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Cast

Kenneth Anger

Kenneth Anger as Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus

Bobby Beausoleil

Bobby Beausoleil as Lucifer / Self

Bill Seltzer

Bill Seltzer as Second Sailor

Gordon Gray

Gordon Gray as First Sailor

Yvonne Marquis

Yvonne Marquis as Hollywood Star

André Soubeyran

André Soubeyran as Pierrot

Claude Revenant

Claude Revenant as Harlequin

Nadine Valence

Nadine Valence as Columbine

Samson De Brier

Samson De Brier as Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast

Marjorie Cameron

Marjorie Cameron as The Scarlet Woman / Kali

Joan Whitney

Joan Whitney as Aphrodite

Katy Kadell

Katy Kadell as Isis

Renate Druks

Renate Druks as Lilith

Anaïs Nin

Anaïs Nin as Astarte

Paul Mathison

Paul Mathison as Pan

Curtis Harrington

Curtis Harrington as Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker

Peter Loome

Peter Loome as Ganymede

Carmilla Salvatorelli

Carmilla Salvatorelli as Lady

Ernie Allo

Ernie Allo as Joker

Frank Carifi

Frank Carifi as Leo

Johnny Dodds

Johnny Dodds as Kid

Bruce Byron

Bruce Byron as Scorpio

Steve Crandell

Steve Crandell as Blondie

Bill Dorfman

Bill Dorfman as Back

Nelson Leigh

Nelson Leigh as Jesus Christ (archive footage)

John Palone

John Palone as Pinstripe

Barry Rubin

Barry Rubin as Fall Guy

Johnny Sapienza

Johnny Sapienza as Taurus

Sandy Trent

Sandy Trent as Man

Bill Beutel

Bill Beutel as Deacon

Harvey Bialy

Harvey Bialy as Brother of the Rainbow

Timotha Bialy

Timotha Bialy as Sister of the Rainbow

Speed Hacker

Speed Hacker as Wand Bearer

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger as Self (archive footage)

Lenore Kandel

Lenore Kandel as Deaconess

Anton LaVey

Anton LaVey as Satan

Van Leuven

Van Leuven as Acolyte

Anita Pallenberg

Anita Pallenberg as Self (archive footage)

Keith Richards

Keith Richards as Self (archive footage)

Donald Cammell

Donald Cammell as Osiris

Haydn Couts

Haydn Couts as Adept

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull as Lilith

Myriam Gibril

Myriam Gibril as Isis

Leslie Huggins

Leslie Huggins as Lucifer

Chris Jagger

Chris Jagger as High Priest in Yellow Tunic

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page as Man with Beard holding Stele of Revealing

Francis Rose

Francis Rose as Chaos

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