by David Lewis
review
Filmed at the Gardens of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, Italy, on summer solstice in 1953, Eaux d'Artifice is the ultimate Baroque art film. The entire film is seamlessly edited, fits its music exactly, and is the very picture of balance, control, and Baroque order. Eaux d'Artifice is the purest item in the Kenneth Anger film canon and shows off his filmmaking chops like no other film he made. It won a slew of awards, especially in Europe, and in 1993 was chosen for inclusion on the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
