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The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
6.4 / 10• 1954• 38m•NR• English
FantasyHorror
Storyline
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 & Crew
Samson De Brier
Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast
Lead
Marjorie Cameron
The Scarlet Woman / Kali
JW
Joan Whitney
Aphrodite
KK
Katy Kadell
Isis
RD
Renate Druks
Lilith
Anaïs Nin
Astarte
PM
Paul Mathison
Pan
Curtis Harrington
Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kenneth Anger's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
