The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
Lord Shiva wakes. A convocation of magicians in the guise of figures from mythology; a masquerade party at which Pan is the prize. The wine of Hecate is poured: Pan's cup is poisoned by Shiva. Kali blesses the assembly as a bacchic rite ensues.
- Released
- 1954-03-29
- Genres
- Fantasy, Music
- Runtime
- 38 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Kenneth Anger
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 73 votes
Cast
- Samson De Brier as Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast
- Marjorie Cameron as The Scarlet Woman / Kali
- Joan Whitney as Aphrodite
- Katy Kadell as Isis
- Renate Druks as Lilith
- Anaïs Nin as Astarte
- Paul Mathison as Pan
- Curtis Harrington as Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker
- Kenneth Anger as Hecate
- Peter Loome as Ganymede
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