Supernatural & Occult, Movements & Traditions
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
1954
Directed by Kenneth Anger
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Lord Shiva wakes. A convocation of magicians in the guise of figures from mythology; a masquerade party at which Pan is the prize. The wine of Hecate is poured: Pan's cup is poisoned by Shiva. Kali blesses the assembly as a bacchic rite ensues.
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- Director
- Kenneth Anger
- Written by
- Kenneth Anger
- Cinematographer
- Kenneth Anger
- Editor
- Kenneth Anger
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 38m
- Language
- English
- TMDB
- 6.4/10 (70 votes)
- IMDb
- 7.0/10 (2,380 votes)
Released March 29, 1954
Cast
Samson De Brier
Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast
Marjorie Cameron
The Scarlet Woman / Kali
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Joan Whitney
Aphrodite
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Katy Kadell
Isis
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Renate Druks
Lilith
Anaïs Nin
Astarte
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Paul Mathison
Pan
Curtis Harrington
Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker
Kenneth Anger
Hecate
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Peter Loome
Ganymede
Crew
Keywords
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The Magick Lantern Cycle
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