Underground Film Guide » 1947 http://www.ufilmguide.com A Film Guide to the Strange, Unusual and Controversial Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:39:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fireworks http://www.ufilmguide.com/640/fireworks/ http://www.ufilmguide.com/640/fireworks/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:05:33 +0000 Mike Everleth http://www.ufilmguide.com/?p=640 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.)]]>

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

Underground Film Timeline: 1940 — 1949

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

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

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