Kenneth Anger

Kenneth Anger

Directing

Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer; February 3, 1927 - May 11, 2023) was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor and author. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost forty works since 1937, nine of which in particular have been grouped together as the "Magick Lantern Cycle," and form the basis of Anger's reputation as one of the most influential independent filmmakers in cinema history. His films variously merge surrealism with homoeroticism and the occult, and have been described as containing "elements of erotica, documentary, psychodrama, and…

Filmography

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24 Hour Sunset ★ 8.0 24 Hour Sunset 2023 Anton LaVey: Into the Devil's Den ★ 6.0 Anton LaVey: Into the Devil's Den 2019 Cinemagician: Conversations with Kenneth Anger Cinemagician: Conversations with Kenneth Anger 2019 72 Hours In André Balazs’ Chateau Marmont With Kenneth Anger 72 Hours In André Balazs’ Chateau Marmont With Kenneth Anger 2018 Mansfield 66/67 ★ 4.8 Mansfield 66/67 2017 Satan Lives Satan Lives 2015 The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin ★ 6.0 The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin 2015 42 One Dream Rush ★ 5.0 42 One Dream Rush 2010 FLicKeR ★ 6.8 FLicKeR 2009 Night of Pan ★ 4.3 Night of Pan 2009 365 Day Project ★ 10.0 365 Day Project 2007 The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume Two ★ 10.0 The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume Two 2007 Disinfo.Con ★ 7.0 Disinfo.Con 2007 The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One ★ 10.0 The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One 2007 Anger Me ★ 8.8 Anger Me 2006 Notes on Marie Menken ★ 5.4 Notes on Marie Menken 2006 Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star ★ 7.0 Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star 2006 The Spells of Kenneth Anger The Spells of Kenneth Anger 2003 Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof ★ 10.0 Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof 2003 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story ★ 7.0 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story 2002 Rescued from the Closet ★ 6.5 Rescued from the Closet 2001 SexTV ★ 4.0 SexTV 1998 A Spy in the House of Love A Spy in the House of Love 1998 The Beach Boys and The Satan ★ 5.0 The Beach Boys and The Satan 1997 Birth of a Nation ★ 7.0 Birth of a Nation 1997 Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker ★ 4.3 Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker 1995 Jonas in the Desert ★ 6.4 Jonas in the Desert 1994 Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon ★ 7.0 Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon 1991 He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life ★ 8.4 He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life 1986 The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years 1982 Lucifer Rising ★ 6.8 Lucifer Rising 1974 Magick Lantern Cycle ★ 7.9 Magick Lantern Cycle 1974 Look Back at Anger Look Back at Anger 1974 Langlois ★ 5.3 Langlois 1970 Kenneth Anger: Film as Magical Ritual ★ 5.7 Kenneth Anger: Film as Magical Ritual 1970 Invocation of My Demon Brother ★ 5.9 Invocation of My Demon Brother 1969 Arabesque for Kenneth Anger ★ 5.7 Arabesque for Kenneth Anger 1961 The Dead ★ 4.8 The Dead 1960 The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome ★ 6.3 The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome 1954 Fireworks ★ 5.9 Fireworks 1947 Prisoner of Mars ★ 8.0 Prisoner of Mars 1942