Eaux d'Artifice

1953 0h 13m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 49

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Synopsis

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A woman dressed elegantly walks purposely through the water gardens at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, as the music of Vivaldi's Winter movement of The Four Seasons plays. Heavy red filters give a blue cast to the light; water plays across stone, and fountains send it into the air. No words are spoken. Baroque statuary and the sensuous flow of water are back lit. Anger calls it water games.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Carmilla Salvatorelli
Lady (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenneth Anger, shot by Kenneth Anger. 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: tt0045719 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
273 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 Kenneth Anger. 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: tt0045719 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kenneth Anger
Editing: Kenneth Anger
Runtime: 13 min · 0h 13m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Eaux d'Artifice (1953)

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."