Kenneth Anger
Directing
Born February 3, 1927 · Santa Monica, California, USA
Biography
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 spectacle…
Known For · 40 titles
SexTV
Kenneth Anger: Film as Magical Ritual
42 One Dream Rush
Mansfield 66/67
Langlois
The Beach Boys and The Satan
Rescued from the Closet
365 Day Project
Magick Lantern Cycle
Invocation of My Demon Brother
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
Fireworks
Lucifer Rising
Jonas in the Desert
Anger Me
Night of Pan
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Birth of a Nation
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Look Back at Anger
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One
Notes on Marie Menken
24 Hour Sunset
The Dead
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume Two
Prisoner of Mars
Satan Lives
FLicKeR
72 Hours In André Balazs’ Chateau Marmont With Kenneth Anger
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star
Cinemagician: Conversations with Kenneth Anger
Disinfo.Con
A Spy in the House of Love
The Spells of Kenneth Anger
Arabesque for Kenneth Anger
Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof