Rabbit's Moon (1950)
10/10
Pierrot wishes to attain the moon, yet it is unattainable
4 June 2006
Warning: Spoilers
This is genius. Kenneth Anger was going through suicidal thoughts, just before making this film(please see the 15 minute version). It seems he is expressing himself through Pierrot in his quest for the unattainable happiness, that being the moon.Harlequin's rather alpha male (as seen when he's interacting with Columbia),as he attempts to force childlike and bufoonish Pierrot, back into happiness. Pierrot is indeed attempting, miserably, to capture the unattainable moon, the object of his affection. It turns out it was all for naught, when Pierrot is rejected by the moon itself. The film is ripe with Crowley symbolism, animation, and ethereal music from The Capris, Mary Wells,Jamie Cullum, etc. Brilliant!!!!
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