Eaux d'artifice (1953)

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Audience Score
64
Eaux d'artifice
NR 13 minJan 1st, 1953The Magick Lantern Cycle PosterPart of The Magick Lantern Cycle
A woman dressed elegantly walks purposely through the water gardens at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, as the music of Vivaldi's Winter movement of The Four Seasons plays. Heavy red filters give a blue cast to the light; water plays across stone, and fountains send it into the air. No words are spoken. Baroque statuary and the sensuous flow of water are back lit. Anger calls it water games.
StarringCarmilla Salvatorelli
DirectorKenneth Anger

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1953
Original Language:English
Movie Tags:
short filmgardenfountainvivaldi

The Magick Lantern Cycle

Though later released as a singular DVD, this collection of nine short films are considered seminal works by renown filmmaker Kenneth Anger were made from 1947 to 1972. Together they are commonly identified as "The Magick Lantern Cycle", and "form the basis of Anger's reputation as one of the most influential independent filmmakers in cinema history."