The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
Lord Shiva wakes. A convocation of magicians in the guise of figures from mythology; a masquerade party at which Pan is the prize. The wine of Hecate is poured: Pan's cup is poisoned by Shiva. Kali blesses the assembly as a bacchic rite ensues.
Director: Kenneth Anger
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Samson De Brier as Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast |
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Marjorie Cameron as The Scarlet Woman / Kali |
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Joan Whitney as Aphrodite |
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Katy Kadell as Isis |
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Renate Druks as Lilith |
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Anaïs Nin as Astarte |
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Paul Mathison as Pan |
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Curtis Harrington as Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker |
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Kenneth Anger as Hecate |
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Peter Loome as Ganymede |
| Directing | Kenneth Anger | Director |
| Writing | Kenneth Anger | Writer |
| Camera | Kenneth Anger | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kenneth Anger | Editor |
| Camera | Robert Straede | Assistant Camera |
