2020
DOI: 10.21146/0042-8744-2021-1-77-87
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“These are the Same Words, Only in Reverse…”:The Origins of Kenneth Anger’s Aesthetic

Abstract: The article analyzes the work of the famous American film Director, one of the pioneers of the postwar film avant-garde Kenneth Anger. At first, Anger’s cre­ative path is systematized, its main milestones are highlighted and the principles of directing techniques and basic elements of his film aesthetic are analyzed in detail. Then the religious roots of Anger's creativity is revealed. The article an­alyzes in details three films that bear the obvious influence of the ideas of Allis­ter Crowley esotericism (“I… Show more

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“…The author examines three Kenneth Anger films in detail (Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, Invocation Of My Demon Brother, and Lucifer Rising) and, based on these examples, claims that Allister Crowley's ideas influenced Anger's work. Nosachev also hypothesizes that Kenneth Anger deconstructed Crowley's thoughts, going back to their Christian origins, and unconsciously reproduced Christian aesthetics (Nosachev, 2021b).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The author examines three Kenneth Anger films in detail (Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, Invocation Of My Demon Brother, and Lucifer Rising) and, based on these examples, claims that Allister Crowley's ideas influenced Anger's work. Nosachev also hypothesizes that Kenneth Anger deconstructed Crowley's thoughts, going back to their Christian origins, and unconsciously reproduced Christian aesthetics (Nosachev, 2021b).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%