Kenneth anger fireworks 1947

  • kenneth anger fireworks 1947

    • Fireworks (1947 film)

    1947 film by Kenneth Anger

    Fireworks is a 1947 homoeroticexperimental short film by Kenneth Anger. Filmed in his parents' home in Beverly Hills, California, over a long weekend while they were away, the film stars Anger and explicitly explores themes of homosexuality and sadomasochism.[1] It is the earliest of his works to survive. Fireworks is known for being the first gay narrative film in the United States.[2]

    Anger synopsizes the film thus: "A dissatisfied dreamer awakes, goes out in the night seeking a 'light' and is drawn through the needle's eye. A dream of a dream, he returns to bed less empty than before." Adding later, "This flick is all I have to say about being seventeen, the United States Navy, American Christmas, and the Fourth of July."[3]

    Plot

    The film opens with the image of a sailor holding a lifeless body. A sleeping man (portrayed by Anger) wakes up in bed and gets dressed. The dreamer walks