Phantasmagoria

The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832–January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman, and photographer, and, as a writer, he wrote the well-known "Alice in Wonderland", and the not-so-known but quite inspiring poem Phantasmagoria. Years later, Marilyn Manson decided to tribute Lewis Carrol by making an horror film called "PHANTASMAGORIA: The Visions Of Lewis Carroll".

PHANTASMAGORIA is a series of four short films currently being created by Marilyn Manson that will appeared on his website. It will also be viewed on Phantasmagoriamovie.com. It is planned that a feature length film will follow. The films are said to be part of Manson's Celebritarian Corporation movement.
Manson has begun shooting the films in January primarily in Ireland, with some parts already shooted in Sintra - Portugal (as we previously announced) and the first film will be online in the Winter (USA) 2006. The films have been described by Manson as "the visions of Lewis Caroll". In the first installment Manson will be exploring the origin of Tweedledum and Tweedledee from Through the Looking-Glass who are played by twin girls who "get to have real, genuine sex with each other." The movie will also contain blood, horror violence and explicit sex.

Manson will be playing Lewis Carroll as well as directing with the assistance of Anthony Silva, who is also the co-writer and editor of the film. Alice will be played by model Lily Cole, Manson explains: "The idea I had of Alice in my head was very attached to someone with red hair and meeting her and finding her, she’s very much the personality of this character." Manson has also said that he is talking to Angelina Jolie about being in one of his films, most likely playing the Red Queen.

Unfortunately, in interviews, Manson doesn't always say which series of films he is talking about, so whether he is talking about the short films or the feature length film is open to interpretation. Manson has stated that Phantasmagoria will be filmed in a way no one has done yet. "I have a camera that I'll be the first person to use in cinema, and I'm very excited about it. It's very unique" He has suggested the use of subliminal elements to enhance feeling, but also says he may go further. "I'm going to do a lot of things that may end up being illegal. Until they are, I will do them. I think it will change people's opinion about horror films and they will realize they're not all about slasher. It's kind of a return to Hitchcock-style psychological horror about letting your mind do the damage and sometimes what you don't see is scarier."

The short films, and possibly the feature film, will be made available through Manson's Official Website though Manson has also stated that the first film's release will be "very unconventional" though he did not say how.

Manson has also made many references to how his website will change in the future stating that the website is very video-extensive and "has been created to be a place where you can see even more than what is in the film, whether it will be viewed as trailers or teasers, or further elements that aren’t necessary to support the film. If you enjoy the film, there’s a wealth of knowledge there to dig deeper". It has been revealed by the producer, Alain de la Mata, that the film is hoped to be completed in autumn 2006.

http://phantasmagoriamovie.com/ http://www.marilynmanson.com/

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phan - tas -·ma -·go -·ri -·a

1)A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever.

2)A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements.

3)Fantastic imagery as represented in art