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
Unfortunately the movie Magick Lantern Cycle is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Kenneth Anger | Director |
Writing | Kenneth Anger | Writer |
Crew | Kenneth Anger | Cinematography |
Editing | Kenneth Anger | Editor |
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 |
Crew | Wally Veevers | Special Effects |
Sound | Bobby Beausoleil | Original Music Composer |