Monday, January 11, 2010

scorpio rising

this short and shocking video is revered as one of the great short films by one of the greatest film makers--kenneth anger. it's full of bikers, sex, homo-eroticism, snorting drugs from salt shakers, nazi imagery, and a short clip of the wild ones.
it's almost like a dream. sequences happen, and images come crashing onto the screen and just as abruptly disappear. a lot of the movie wasn't planned. meaning, anger just filmed what was in front of him, he didn't set up scenes and most of the bikers were guys he met in coney island while he was staying with a friend. he said it was "the closest I've ever come to a documentary, but I was just filming what was happening."
it really is amazing, and so is the soundtrack.

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