SCFZ poll: Kenneth Anger

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Polling the films of director Kenneth Anger

The rules:

- your list can include no more than half of the Anger films you've seen, up to a maximum of 5. So if you've seen seven of his films, for example, you can list only a top 3. It's only if you've seen ten or more of his films than you can list the maximum of five.

- i'll assume ballots are ranked unless you tell me otherwise. unranked ballots are fine.

- deadline for ballots: next Tuesday, in seven days, whatever day that is

- if anyone is watching films for these polls, then i'll extend the deadline three days, if someone requests an extension

- next poll: whoever posts the first ballot in this thread is free to nominate the director we poll next, unless you've nominated in this round already (everyone should get a chance). Already nominated this round: wba, greg x, ofrene, greennui

umbugbene created an index on letterboxd of all of our previous polls here: letterboxd.com/umbugbene/list/index-of-all-scfz-director-polls/

one rule for nominees: at least 3 scfzers need to have seen 10+ of a nominee's films, or at least 4 scfzers need to have seen at least 8 of the nom's films, so if it isn't clear if that will be the case, we'll confirm that's true before moving forward

if 24 hours pass after a poll opens, and no one eligible to nominate has posted a ballot, then i'll nominate someone, and then we'll start over, and everyone will be able to nominate again

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Invocation of My Demon Brother

seen two

[Evelyn Library P.I.]

Seen 10. Don't remember several of 'em very well, so some guess work here.

1. Mouse Heaven (2004)
2. Rabbit's Moon (debatable dating)
3. Puce Moment (1949)
4. Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965)
5. Scorpio Rising (1963)

[brian d]

out of 9

eaux d’artifice
rabbit’s moon
lucifer rising
inauguration of the pleasure dome

[mesnalty]

Seen 9:

1. Rabbit's Moon
2. Lucifer Rising
3. Eaux d'Artifice
4. Scorpio Rising

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evelyn, you can pick our next director if you like!

[Evelyn Library P.I.]

I'd love to do Alice Guy-Blaché, if we'll have enough views. (I have 28).

[brian d]

i’ve got 60+ guy-blachés

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alice guy-blaché will work for sure, i've seen 11 and i know others have seen a lot, so guy-blaché will be our next poll!

not sure yet, might start that poll a bit later than normal to give me more time to tally the big top 100 poll.

[Evelyn Library P.I.]

i’ve got 60+ guy-blachés

lol, awesome! - so much for my concern about numbers

[john ryan]

Seen 13

1. Fireworks
2. The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
3. Rabbit's Moon
4. Invocation of My Demon Brother
5. Eaux d'artifice

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Lucifer Rising
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Invocation of My Demon Brother
Rabbit's Moon (longer version)
Missoni


12 Anger's viewed, 13 if you count the both versions of Rabbit's Moon

[Roscoe]

SCORPIO RISING

I always feel like I should like Anger's films more than I actually do when I actually watch them...

[greennui]

Lucifer Rising
Scorpio Rising
Invocation of My Demon Brother
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Puce Moment

[rischka]

inauguration of the pleasure dome
fireworks
scorpio rising
rabbit's moon

13 alice g-b

[Umbugbene]

Seen 9. The only one I cared for is:

1. Eaux d'artifice

It's so different from his other films. It must have been directed by his twin brother, Kenneth Tranquility.

[arkheia]

Seen 6, rewatched a couple of the shorter ones just now. Perhaps echoing Roscoe's comment, I've never been quite sure how to best approach Anger's films. I admire the ones I've seen but feel as if they haven't quite 'clicked' for me yet.

1. Puce Moment (1949)
2. Eaux d'artifice (1953)
3. Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969)

[greennui]

Seen 9. The only one I cared for is:

1. Eaux d'artifice

It's so different from his other films. It must have been directed by his twin brother, Kenneth Tranquility.

He made that one and Rabbit's Moon whilst living in Paris if I'm not mistaken, where he hung out with the likes of Jean Cocteau, hence the more European avant garde feel.

[mesnalty]

I might as well watch some of the many Guy-Blachés from 1912 - any particular highlights? (Falling Leaves is the only one I've seen.)

[grabmymask]

1. Lucifer Rising
2. Invocation of my Demon Brother
3. Fireworks
4. The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

[bipolarvision]

lucifer rising
invocation of my demon brother
scorpio rising
puce moment
fireworks
missoni

[kanafani]

Puce Moment
Eaux d'artifice
scorpio rising

[ofrene]

seen 9

Eaux d’artifice
Fireworks
Scorpio Rising
Lucifer Rising

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i took the years from imdb, so some of them might be debatable (rabbit's moon for sure, not sure if any others)

results
1. Lucifer Rising (1972) -- 25 pts
2. Invocation of my Demon Brother (1969) -- 17 pts
2. Rabbit's Moon (1950) -- 17 pts
4. Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954) -- 16 pts
4. Eaux d'Artifice (1953) -- 16 pts
6. Scorpio Rising (1963) -- 15 pts
7. Fireworks (1949) -- 14 pts
8. Puce Moment (1949) -- 12 pts
9. Mouse Heaven (2004) -- 5 pts
10. Kustom Kar Kommandos (1970) -- 2 pts
11. Missoni (2010) -- 1 pt

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https://letterboxd.com/fliptrotsky/list ... -poll-147/