The Visionary Cinema of Kenneth Anger
Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer was born in Santa Monica, California in 1927, and is an independent director, actor, and writer. Featured image: Donald Cammel, Dennis Hopper, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Kenneth Anger. Since 1937 he has produced about forty short films, collected in the Magick Lantern Cycle. The themes of his stories range from surrealism to occultism, not excluding experimental, erotic, and psychedelic elements. He is also an important exponent of American homosexual culture. Kenneth Anger has inspired authors such as Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, and John Waters. For those who see his short films, the influences are evident. His most famous works, Invocation of My … Read more