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Fireworks

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Director: Kenneth Anger

Starring: Kenneth Anger, Gordon Gray, Bill Seltzer

Year: 1947

Runtime: 20 mins.

Synopsis: In FIREWORKS I released all the explosive pyrotechnics of a dream. Inflammable desires dampened by day under the cold water of consciousness are ignited that night by the libertarian matches of sleep and burst forth in showers of shimmering incandescence. These imaginary displays provide a temporary release. A dissatisfied dreamer awakes, goes out in the night seeking a “light” and is drawn through the needle’s eye. A dream of a dream, he returns to a bed less empty than before. (From Canyon Cinema.)

DVD: The Films of Kenneth Anger, Vol. 1 (compilation)

Official Website: None

Reviews: Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Village Voice (Nathan Lee)
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PopMatters (Matt Mazur)

Video: THE FILMS OF KENNETH ANGER VOL. 1 DVD TRAILER

Tags: 1947