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Dec 22, 2016 9:49:38 GMT
Post by merlin on Dec 22, 2016 9:49:38 GMT
Is anyone aware of any movies that Kenneth Grant was influenced by, or fond of?
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Dec 22, 2016 12:44:35 GMT
Post by stephen on Dec 22, 2016 12:44:35 GMT
Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), with Klaus Kinski in the title role, is undoubtedly one; see the references in The Ninth Arch, for example. In personal correspondence to a colleague, Kenneth stated that he followed this film around the London cinemas when it was released, viewing it several times. I have it on DVD and it certainly is a mesmerising piece of work.
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Dec 23, 2016 20:52:40 GMT
Post by Sutekh on Dec 23, 2016 20:52:40 GMT
The original with Max Schreck made in 1922 is very atmospheric and worth watching too.It is easily available on Dvd.Klaus Kinski's appearance was based on Schreck's makeup in the original version.Nosferatu was one of the first Dracula movies, as it was made without copyright permission(there were two before this but it is believed that no copies exist)they changed the Count's name to Graf Orlok but Bram Stoker's widow sued and won.All copies of the film were ordered to be destroyed but a few survived.The producer of this movie, Albin Grau was a member of the Fraternitas Saturni, he was also a member of the Pansophical Lodge where he met Eugene Groshe; he knew Heinrich Tranker the Grand Master of the lodge.He also met Karl Germer who was a member.He briefly was a member of Ordo Templi Orientis as well. It was Kenneth Grant's friendship with Eugene Groshe that caused Karl Germer to expel Kenneth Grant from the O.T.O although he was not the Outer Head of the Order and this expulsion was not valid. Heinrich Tranker became X Degree O.T.O Grand Master for Germany in 1921 inducted by Aleister Crowley. Like Karl Germer, Albin Grau spent time in a concentration camp during World War 2, specifically Buchenwald. Albin Grau, it has been said, included occult symbolism in the making of Nosferatu and the film was supposed to influence the watcher magically.
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Dec 28, 2016 11:25:15 GMT
Post by stephen on Dec 28, 2016 11:25:15 GMT
Yes, Herzog's film was a homage to the original Nosferatu, although Grant makes no specific reference to this; in fact, it is quite possible that he never saw it.
Was Albin Grau the producer of the film, or the art director ? He was certainly responsible for the look of it, I believe. The letters and deeds that Nosferatu examines in the film incorporate a number of astrological and occult symbols, although I am doubtful that they represent any specific occult agenda.
Kenneth Grant's dealings with Eugene Grosche and Fraternitas Saturni are worthy of a more detailed examination than the few significant references that are made to them in the Typhonian Trilogies.
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