Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
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Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome | |
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Directed by | Kenneth Anger |
Starring | Sampson De Brier Marjorie Cameron Joan Whitney Anais Nin |
Release date(s) | 1954 |
Country | USA |
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Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome is a short 38 minute film by Kenneth Anger, author of the Hollywood Babylon books, filmed in 1954. It is believed to be based on Samuel Taylor Coleridge's atmospheric poem Kubla Khan.[citation needed]
The film was widely played in American universities during the 1960's.[citation needed]
The sound track is from the Czech opera composer Léos Janàček (1854-1928).