
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
1954 · Film · short · 38 min
Part of The Magick Lantern Cycle
Directed by Kenneth Anger
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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