Kenneth Anger
Director
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
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.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Short
Keywords: tmdb.magic, tmdb.mythical-creature, tmdb.occult, mdblist.belongs-to-collection, tmdb.short-film, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.satanism + 9 more, imdb.cage, imdb.torture, imdb.ritual, imdb.initiation, imdb.surrealism, imdb.occult, imdb.cult-film, mdblist.collection-follow-up, aspectratio.1-37-1
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
No Language,
English
Part of The Magick Lantern Cycle
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38 min
March 29, 1954
Released
NR / 11+