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Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
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A Slavonic Mass by Leos Janácek plays as historical figures, biblical characters, and mythical creatures gather in the pleasure dome... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
Director talks his brutal Bronson, new Crowley film(From Fangoria. 13 March 2009, 1:55 PM, PDT)
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I agree heartily with Norwegianheritic's review!!! Ditto, ditto, ditto! more (12 total)Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Sampson De Brier | ... | Lord Shiva, Osiris, Nero, The Great Beast |
| Marjorie Cameron | ... | The Scarlet Woman, Kali |
| Joan Whitney | ... | Aphrodite |
| Katy Kadell | ... | Isis |
| Renate Druks | ... | Lilith (as Renata Loom) |
| Anaïs Nin | ... | Astarte |
| Paul Mathison | ... | Pan |
| Curtis Harrington | ... | Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker |
| Kenneth Anger | ... | Hecate |
| Peter Loome | ... | Ganymede |
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| Kenneth Anger | |||
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| Kenneth Anger | uncredited | |
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| Kenneth Anger | (uncredited) | ||
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| Kenneth Anger | (uncredited) | ||
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| Robert Straede | .... | assistant camera | |
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- Fantoma
- Mystic Fire Video (video)
- New Cinema Enterprises (1976) (Canada)
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The short films of Kenneth Anger are certainly NOT for the casual film goer! The best way to describe them is avant-garde--and often make little sense, as they are not meant to be shown to the masses. Some are incredibly artistic--like filmed work of art. Some are really cheaply made and definitely look it. Regardless, they are a challenge to watch and I very strongly recommend you see them with his commentary activated. So why would I see these shorts? Well, in a recent interview I noticed that John Waters credits Anger for much of his inspiration. And, since I have seen all the films of Waters that are available (a couple very early ones aren't), it seems natural I'd give Anger's films a try. This and four other reviews are best on the DVD "Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume 1".
While I could say a lot about INAUGURATION OF THE PLEASURE DOME, I think Norwegianheritic's review was spot-on and there isn't a lot to add. I, too, could see the strong influence from Jean Cocteau and Luis Buñuel. As for the film, it was like a bunch of straight, gay and bisexual artistes who love Alistair Crowley, Satanism and Cabala having a dress-up party and playing out various skits that they thought were clever and great fun. As for normal everyday folks, this is just plain weird, convoluted and, after a slight shock, actually rather boring.