Magick Lantern Cycle (1974)
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
Director: Kenneth Anger
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Kenneth Anger as Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus |
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Bobby Beausoleil as Lucifer / Self |
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Bill Seltzer as Second Sailor |
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Gordon Gray as First Sailor |
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Yvonne Marquis as Hollywood Star |
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André Soubeyran as Pierrot |
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Claude Revenant as Harlequin |
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Nadine Valence as Columbine |
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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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Peter Loome as Ganymede |
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Carmilla Salvatorelli as Lady |
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Ernie Allo as Joker |
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Frank Carifi as Leo |
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Johnny Dodds as Kid |
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Bruce Byron as Scorpio |
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Steve Crandell as Blondie |
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Bill Dorfman as Back |
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Nelson Leigh as Jesus Christ (archive footage) |
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John Palone as Pinstripe |
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Barry Rubin as Fall Guy |
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Johnny Sapienza as Taurus |
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Sandy Trent as Man |
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Bill Beutel as Deacon |
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Harvey Bialy as Brother of the Rainbow |
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Timotha Bialy as Sister of the Rainbow |
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Speed Hacker as Wand Bearer |
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Mick Jagger as Self (archive footage) |
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Lenore Kandel as Deaconess |
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Anton LaVey as Satan |
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Van Leuven as Acolyte |
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Anita Pallenberg as Self (archive footage) |
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Keith Richards as Self (archive footage) |
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Donald Cammell as Osiris |
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Haydn Couts as Adept |
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Marianne Faithfull as Lilith |
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Myriam Gibril as Isis |
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Leslie Huggins as Lucifer |
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Chris Jagger as High Priest in Yellow Tunic |
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Jimmy Page as Man with Beard holding Stele of Revealing |
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Francis Rose as Chaos |
| Directing | Kenneth Anger | Director |
| Writing | Kenneth Anger | Writer |
| Editing | Kenneth Anger | Editor |
| Crew | Kenneth Anger | Cinematography |
| Camera | Chester Kessler | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Curtis Harrington | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kenneth Anger | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Thad Lovett | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robert Straede | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Jeremy Kay | Art Direction |
| Sound | David Raksin | Music |
| Sound | Jack Brooks | Music |
| Writing | Ernest D. Glucksman | Writer |
| Camera | Arnold Baskin | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ben Van Meter | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Mick Jagger | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Page Wood | Art Department Coordinator |
| Camera | Chris O'Dell | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bobby Beausoleil | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Wally Veevers | Special Effects |
