Tag: Donald Cammell

  • SHORT FILM: LUCIFER RISING

    SHORT FILM: LUCIFER RISING

    “Lucifer Rising” is an experimental occult short film by Kenneth Anger, filmed in parts during the 1960s, completed in 1972, and released in 1980. It is a visual and symbolic invocation of the archetypal figure Lucifer, reimagined not as the devil of Christian tradition, but as a bringer of light, rebellion, and enlightenment—a creative, cosmic…

  • SHORT FILM: THE ARGUMENT

    SHORT FILM: THE ARGUMENT

    “The Argument,” a short film directed by Donald Cammell and edited by Frank Mazzola, is an experimental piece that was filmed in 1971 but remained unfinished until 1999. The film centers on an intense and enigmatic dialogue between two characters, a man and a woman, whose identities and relationships remain deliberately ambiguous. Set within the…

  • PERFORMANCE

    PERFORMANCE

    “Performance” is a British crime drama from 1970 directed by Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell. The film follows the story of Chas (played by James Fox), a violent and ruthless London gangster who seeks refuge in the house of a reclusive rock star named Turner (played by Mick Jagger) after committing a murder. As Chas…