Fireworks (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Fireworks |
| Original title | Fireworks |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1947 |
| length | 20 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
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| Director | Kenneth Anger |
| script | Kenneth Anger |
| music | Ottorino Respighi |
| camera | Kenneth Anger, Chester Kessler |
| cut | Kenneth Anger |
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Fireworks is an important experimental, independent avant-garde film about homoerotic fantasies by Kenneth Anger from 1947, which has become a classic of underground cinema.
action
The dreamer lives out his sadomasochistic fantasies with violent sailors, whom he longs for and fears at the same time. The real "fireworks" finally arises from opening pants.
background
- Anger shot the film in a single weekend at his parents' home in Beverly Hills when he was 17 .
- The performers of the sailors are students of the University of Southern California .
Reviews
- A landmark of both experimental and gay / lesbian filmmaking, Kenneth Anger's film is a bizarre, disturbing dreamscape of violation, rape, and homoerotic sadomasochism. (Translation: A milestone in both experimental and gay and lesbian filmmaking, Kenneth Angers' film is a bizarre, disturbing dreamscape of violence, rape, and homoerotic sado-masochism. ) Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
Web links
- Fireworks in the Internet Movie Database (English)