The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

Kenneth Anger
1954-03-29


6.5
38 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Samson De Brier Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast Unowned
Marjorie Cameron The Scarlet Woman / Kali Unowned
Joan Whitney Aphrodite Unowned
Katy Kadell Isis Unowned
Renate Druks Lilith Unowned
Anaïs Nin Astarte Unowned
Paul Mathison Pan Unowned
Curtis Harrington Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker Unowned
Kenneth Anger Hecate Unowned
Peter Loome Ganymede Unowned