Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
other title:
极乐大厦揭幕
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쾌락 궁전의 창립
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A Slavonic Mass by Leos Janácek plays as historical figures, biblical characters, and mythical creatures gather in the pleasure dome. Aphrodite, Lilith, Isis, Kali, Astarte, Nero, Pan, and the Great Beast and the Scarlet Woman are part of a visual feast of images superimposed, hallucinations, and the spirit of decadence of the "Yellow '90s." Mythological images from Aleister Crowley, cabalistic symbols, artifice, and magic combine to render the pleasure dome both as prison and as celebration.