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
Director(s)
Kenneth Anger
Curtis Harrington
Cast & Crew
Magick Lantern Cycle FAQs
The directors of Magick Lantern Cycle are Kenneth Anger and Curtis Harrington.
The cast of Magick Lantern Cycle includes Jimmy Page as Man with Beard holding Stele of Revealing, Nelson Leigh as Jesus Christ (archive footage), Keith Richards as Self (archive footage), Bruce Byron as Scorpio, Mick Jagger as Self (archive footage), Lenore Kandel as Deaconess, Marianne Faithfull as Lilith, Bobby Beausoleil as Lucifer / Self, Bill Seltzer as Second Sailor, Gordon Gray as First Sailor, Yvonne Marquis as Hollywood Star, André Soubeyran as Pierrot, and more.
The duration of Magick Lantern Cycle is 2h 49 mins.
Magick Lantern Cycle was released on 10 Apr 1974.
Magick Lantern Cycle is listed under Fantasy, Horror, and Music on Fanbiz.
