Fireworks (1947)
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34% want to see it
(349 ratings)
A landmark of both experimental and gay/lesbian filmmaking, Kenneth Anger's film is a bizarre, disturbing dreamscape of violation, rape, and homoerotic sadomasochism. The film opens with Anger, who made this film when he was only 17, awaking from a troubled dream and leaving his house to go on a… More A landmark of both experimental and gay/lesbian filmmaking, Kenneth Anger's film is a bizarre, disturbing dreamscape of violation, rape, and homoerotic sadomasochism. The film opens with Anger, who made this film when he was only 17, awaking from a troubled dream and leaving his house to go on a stroll. He is confronted by a band of buff sailors who proceed to beat, manhandled, and molest him. Recalling other surrealist masterpieces such as Un Chien andalou and Meshes in the Afternoon, this film uses elliptical narrative structure and dream-like visual metaphors and puns. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- Kenneth Anger
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Special Interest
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
How much you enjoy this film depends on how much you can stomach its bloody violence.
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Cast
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Kenneth Anger
as The Dreamer
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Bill Seltzer
as Bare-Chested Sailor
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Gordon Gray
as Body-Bearing Sailor
