Magick Lantern Cycle
Films by Kenneth Anger
Renowned as the author of the scandalous bestselling book Hollywood Babylon, Kenneth Anger is a legend in this own time. The mythology that has grown around him has many sources, from his involvement with the occult, astrology and the pop world of Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull and Jimmy Page, to the announcement of his own death in the pages of the Village Voice, and the destruction, loss and banning of his films. At the heart of all this mythology is a filmmaker of prodigious talent, whose skill and imagination create films of great visual force, influencing filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, David Lynch and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
The films:
- Fireworks (1947)
- Puce Moment (1949)
- Rabbit’s Moon (1950/1971, the rarely seen 16mins version)
- Eaux d’Artifice (1953)
- Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
- Scorpio Rising (1964)
- Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965)
- Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969)
- Rabbit’s Moon (1979 version)
- Lucifer Rising (1981)
Format
Special features
- Newly recorded commentaries by Kenneth Anger.
- The Man We Want to Hang (2002) - Anger’s film on the paintings of Aleister Crowley.
- Restoration featurette (2009, 1080p/24 HD).
- Anger Me (Elio Gelmini, 2006, PAL 16x9 anamorphic).
- Fully illustrated booklet with essays and sketches.
- PCM mono audio (48k/24-bit).
Credits
Year
1947, 1981
Country
United States
Product information
Certificate
18
Colour
Colour and Black/white
Original aspect ratio
1.33:1
DVD region
- 2 Europe (except Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus), Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Greenland, French Overseas departments and territories
Blu-ray region
- B - Includes most European and Middle-Eastern countries, all of Africa, Australia and New Zealand
Catalogue number
BFIB1112