Puce Moment

1949 0h 6m EN

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★5.7TMDB · 71

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Synopsis

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This film resulted from the unfinished short film Puce Women. The film opens with a camera watching 1920s style flapper gowns being taken off a dress rack. The dresses are removed and danced off the rack to music. (The original soundtrack was Verdi opera music; in the 1960s, Anger re-released the film with a new psychedelic folk-rock soundtrack performed by Jonathan Halper.) A long-lashed woman, Yvonne Marquis, dresses in the purple puce gown and walks to her vanity to apply perfume. She lies on a chaise lounge which then begins to move around the room and eventually out to a patio. Borzois appear and she prepares to take them for a walk.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yvonne Marquis
Hollywood Star (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenneth Anger
Writers: Kenneth Anger
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "The Magick Lantern Cycle" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenneth Anger, shot by Curtis Harrington. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kenneth Anger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041771 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kenneth Anger directs. Curtis Harrington behind the camera. Kenneth Anger cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
277 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Magick Lantern Cycle" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Kenneth Anger, shot by Curtis Harrington. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Kenneth Anger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt0041771 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Curtis Harrington
Editing: Kenneth Anger
Runtime: 6 min · 0h 6m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Puce Moment (1949)

Part of

The Magick Lantern Cycle

Though later released as a singular DVD, this collection of nine short films are considered seminal works by renown filmmaker Kenneth Anger were made from 1947 to 1972. Together they are commonly identified as "The Magick Lantern Cycle", and "form the basis of Anger's reputation as one of the most influential independent filmmakers in cinema history."