Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
- Original title
- The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
- Directed by
- Kenneth Anger
- Genre
- fantasy film, horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 38 min
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 66 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This is an avant-garde short film that mixes fantasy and horror. It shows characters in elaborate costumes and makeup performing strange rituals in a dreamlike setting.
dreamlikepsychedelicsurrealesotericfreneticritualisticvisually lushcampy
What happens
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome is a 38-minute avant-garde short film by Kenneth Anger. It was filmed in December 1953 and completed in 1954. Anger created two other versions of this film in 1966 and the late 1970s. The film has gained cult film status. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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