Title/Year: Lucifer Rising/1972
Director/Birth Country/Year Born: Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer (Kenneth Anger)/USA/1927
Budget: N/A
Gross: N/A
Synopsis: Mankind has entered the Aeon of Horus, a period of time that would be led by Horus (Egyptian God).
Narrative and Visual Keywords: Lucifer, rising, Horus, Ancientm, Egypt, Sphinx, metaphors, symbolism, Isis, Thelemite, volcanoes, fire, destruction
Characterization/Dialogue: There was no dialogue in the movie. The movie used visual symbolism to portray the meaning.
Camera/lighting/editing technique: Several panning transitions were used to transition between shots. Lots of cut transitions were used, but the cuts showed connections between the two scenes. One of where a MS of a woman cuts to a MS of a man lying down, showing a connection between the two of them.
Political/Social Commentary: This movie is of the time where experimental films where becoming more prominent.
Historical Relevance/Recognition: Lucifer Rising was the last film completed by Kenneth Anger before his retirement, though he would return to film making in 2000.
Notable Collaboration: Jimmy Page composed a soundtrack for the film, but was unused. Jimmy Page and Chris Jagger, brother of Mick Jagger, both acted in the movie.
Random fact, Etc.: Bobby Beausoleil composed the sound track from prison because he was a part of the Manson family.
How would you classify the visual aspects of this film in relationship to theme or mood?
This film contains lots of visual metaphors because of it's lack of dialogue. The visual aspects connect to the films mood, more then the theme. Certain instances like the lighting used (color, position, or lack of) gives the film a very dark mood. Other times it is the quick clips of inter cut shots, such as when in the beginning as the male Egyptian raises his staff and there are quick glimpses of lightning.
Does sound play an important role in the piece? If so, what?
The only real prominent sound in this film is the sound track. The sound track helps to place the mood of the scene(s). The music grows from melodic style towards a more rock and roll style towards the end. The last piece of music bears a strong resemblance to the rock of the late 70's (Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin).
What is your subjective take on the piece as a whole?
This film contains lots of visual metaphors because of it's lack of dialogue. The visual aspects connect to the films mood, more then the theme. Certain instances like the lighting used (color, position, or lack of) gives the film a very dark mood. Other times it is the quick clips of inter cut shots, such as when in the beginning as the male Egyptian raises his staff and there are quick glimpses of lightning.
Does sound play an important role in the piece? If so, what?
The only real prominent sound in this film is the sound track. The sound track helps to place the mood of the scene(s). The music grows from melodic style towards a more rock and roll style towards the end. The last piece of music bears a strong resemblance to the rock of the late 70's (Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin).
What is your subjective take on the piece as a whole?
This is a film that must be watched several times to truly appreciate it. The amount of symbolism, metaphors, and story is too much to leave the audience with a firm understanding, unless they have a general idea prior to going into the movie.
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