Thursday 9 January 2014

Short Film - Kenneth Anger - Lucifer Rising (1972)

You'll hear a lot of b*ll*cks spoken about this. It contains masses (ha ha) of symbolism about Lucifer as the bringer of light, the rebellious spirit etc. What you actually get is a cracking half hour prog-rock/krautrock/euro-rock/kosmische suite composed by Bobby Beausoleil from inside Oregon State Pen where he's serving life imprisonment for a Charles Manson related murder! Beausoleil's the Lucifer in this film with dark curly hair. Anger got about half an hour of footage of him before he, presciently, decided Bobby was acting like he had a demon in him! The film itself is like the ultimate prog-rock (gatefold) album sleeve come to life. It really is that good, and has been a massive influence on...well if you watch it you'll see...it's quite a list! The cast also includes Donald Cammell (Performance), his beautiful muse Myriam Gibril, Chris Jagger and Marianne Faithful (Mick chickened out, a little shabby given that Anger provided the inspiration for 'Sympathy...')

 

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