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The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)

Name: The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Director: Kenneth Anger
Genre: Fantástico, Magic, Occult, Short film
Released: 1954
Duration: 38 min
Cast: Samson De Brier, Marjorie Cameron, Joan Whitney, Katy Kadell, Renate Druks

1954 · Kenneth Anger · 38 min · United States of America · Edited by 1

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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.

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The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

Spanish: Inauguración de la Cúpula del Placer
Italian: Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Chinese: 极乐大厦揭幕
Japanese: 快楽殿の創造
Korean: 쾌락 궁전의 창립

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