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Fireworks (1947)

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Summary: Anger's short film "Fireworks" depicts the brutal rape and torture of Anger himself. (imdb)
Genres: Drama, Short
Country: USA
Directed By: Kenneth Anger
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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TCI User Score
na micmac•
66
T5
na ProtectMeYou
8
T8
na pavementSAW
80
T5
na IMDb-byvotes
70
T5
na PeaceAnarchy
55
T1
Not bad per se, it even has some creative visual ideas. It just isn't something that interests me.
na Henrik
80
T8
na onetwothree
60
T7
na JooJoo
6
T6
na MadcapLaughs
66
T4
A highly homoerotic short film that got Anger arrested on obscenity charges. Openly exploring sado-masochism, rape and homosexuality the film starts out nothing amazing and gets better and better, and more overtly bizarre, as it goes on. Feels amateurish but I found it interesting.
na electriccafe
95
T10
na jacobb1313
90
T9
Remarkably, frighteningly proficient short. While the cinematography is certainly amateurish, the ideas and other execution certainly isn't.
na Veterini
75
T5
na hristos
50
T4
na Coheed
80
T9
na 3rdman
7
T6
na Beaucine
3
T5
na jeff_v
73
T7
na Beau
80
T4
na I.L.
70
T6
na CrazyJim9380
77
T6
na filmcave
77
T7
na thelastexit
1
T3
"The mythical eroticism of sailors is explored using male muscle-bound flesh, violence, rape, and some gore all mixed in a dream sequence full of symbolic imagery like fingerless hands, milk, blood-shooting nostrils, and phallic fireworks."
na RadioFreeLee
78
T5
na danielldb
70
T6
na peder
70
T4
Archetypal, artful, and amateurish, for better and worse. Its unprecedented homoerotic content secures it an undeniable place in film history.
na Magmadiver
88
T7
na fakesenator
74
T7
na avgcrtckr
58
T5
na matty5190
73
T3
na macumbalove
50
T6
na pilgermann
62
T4
There are some sparks of inventiveness, and it's kind an interesting film but doesn't quite transcend the fact that this is an early amateurish effort. I do think it's important to Anger's overall body of work.
na johnatanjj
62
T4
na kangadoodoo
60
T6
na trevitron
65
T5
na green man
85
T8
na LetsGoEatHuh
55
T6
na tonioferah
80
T7
na Eddie Yang
71
T3
na Castroph
6
T6
na columbiatch
64
T6
na luridedith
84
T8
na jtb
60
T6
na friedoctopus
80
T5
na coltrane
6
T9
na EgbertSouse
70
T4
na FitFortDanga
64
T3
A masochistic fantasy/dream/nightmare. This is my first experience with Kenneth Anger, and I have to say I'm a little underwhelmed, especially as this seems to be one of his most renowned works. Rather typical experimental film, with a few intriguing ideas but it's almost as if they happened by accident. I can appreciate that it was surely quite radical for its time (both in style and content) but it didn't do much for me.
na drillakiller
70
T7
na satori
75
T3
na RNG
31
T4
na ForReal
78
T9
na flaneur
70
T4
Early, somewhat amateurish Anger short that hints at later, superior work. A few powerful images but not quite there yet.
na Heather_S09
68
T4
The Kenneth Anger, I would love to be my best friend.
na Svankmajer
80
T5
na soybomb42
83
T6
na Warren
79
T5
na welike
20
T5
na Darbicus
70
T7
na TJ Ximenez
100
T9
na cinema_hell
80
T6
na NilbogSavant
85
T8
na acidpolice
26
T1
na Dally
75
T6
na ptkw
76
T4
na negative
3
T8
na KMcNeil
75
T8
na Kaiserkomori
70
T8
na winds
6
T8
na alsolikelife
3
T9
na syvyys
70
T4
na RPGman
84
T8
na kyle.loomis
5
T6
na Danilolopes
69
T3
na Holygrail2
80
T3
na gork
8
T2
na imdb
72
T8
na k8_tr
70
T2
na dharmabum
92
T10
Average Tier 5.75 from 77 Rankings rss