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'In 1950s Sydney, bohemian artist Rosaleen Norton hits the headlines with allegations of satanic rituals, obscene art and sex orgies. She worships the God Pan, and practices trances and sex magic, inspired by the work of Aleister Crowley. Eventually the relentless scandals lead to the downfall of her high society lover, Sir Eugene Goossens. Told ‘in her own words’, the film weaves stylized drama and erotic dancers with never-before-seen artworks, diaries and scrapbooks. The Witch of Kings Cross is the fascinating portrait of a fearless woman outlaw railing against fearful conservative forces and an insight into the work of an uncelebrated genius.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Sex Magic, Occult Art and Acid : the Story of the Infamous Witch of Kings Cross
2021
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 February 2021;'In the 1960s she would have been celebrated by the counterculture – but a decade earlier, Rosaleen Norton was shunned and mocked.'
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Sex Magic, Occult Art and Acid : the Story of the Infamous Witch of Kings Cross
2021
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 February 2021;'In the 1960s she would have been celebrated by the counterculture – but a decade earlier, Rosaleen Norton was shunned and mocked.'
- Kings Cross, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1950s
