Kenneth Anger, 1954.
This is probably Kenneth Angers most famous short film. I rented it because I was somewhat scared and intrigued by Anger, hearing that he was a major figure in the Hollywood occult scene during the Sixties. I thought that the movie was poor, it was like watching a messed up elementary school play, complete with home made costumes, and shitty cardboard sets. The story was based on ‘Kubla Khan’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge combined with occult mythology. Although I did not fully understand the film, it was definitely very interesting, and provoked me to rent a collection of Angers Short Films. Anger is definitely very talented, many of his shorts are very well done, and extremely creative. It was also cool to hear that he was friends with Fellini and an inspiration to Martin Scorsese.
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Man, I remember reading some stuff about Anger in "Rock and Roll Myths and Legends". Apparently he would show up to parties and turn himself invisible.
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