The Witch Of King’s Cross - 2021 - 7/10

“…Touch me with tongues of black fire. Night, freakish night, sets me free."
Poet, model (for Norman Lindsay), painter, occultist, sybarite, witch.
Arrested, investigated, works confiscated, burned, careers ruined (Sir Eugene Goossens).
Splashy biography of the notorious, scandalous artist, Rosaleen Norton.

Her paintings, dense with sexuality, black magic, darkness, created a maelstrom in 1950’s Australia.
Concise documentary proves an excellent gateway for curious jades.