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The Witch of Kings Cross

Artist Rosaleen Norton faced allegations of satanic rituals, obscene art and sex orgies in 1950s Sydney, but did the scandals mask her genius?

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Sonia Bible

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"When Gavin Greenlees and I - The Witch of Kings Cross

"When Gavin Greenlees and I

They hitchhiked
down there with a cat - The Witch of Kings Cross

They hitchhiked down there with a cat

Roie's artwork was exhibited - The Witch of Kings Cross

Roie's artwork was exhibited

It was actually
part of the library - The Witch of Kings Cross

It was actually part of the library

They thought they'll just
have a show of her drawings; - The Witch of Kings Cross

They thought they'll just have a show of her drawings;

This exhibition of her work, - The Witch of Kings Cross

This exhibition of her work,

Some of the viewers came in - The Witch of Kings Cross

Some of the viewers came in

She was charged with
exhibiting indecent images. - The Witch of Kings Cross

She was charged with exhibiting indecent images.

And there was a
court case that ensued. - The Witch of Kings Cross

And there was a court case that ensued.

The Crown Prosecutor alleges - The Witch of Kings Cross

The Crown Prosecutor alleges

It also was extremely unusual; - The Witch of Kings Cross

It also was extremely unusual;

It was the first prosecution
of that type in recent times. - The Witch of Kings Cross

It was the first prosecution of that type in recent times.

"Miss Norton
said that she would leave it - The Witch of Kings Cross

"Miss Norton said that she would leave it

"Obscenity, like beauty, - The Witch of Kings Cross

"Obscenity, like beauty,

And she later
explained to the magistrates - The Witch of Kings Cross

And she later explained to the magistrates

So she didn't see it as a
rude or over sexual picture, - The Witch of Kings Cross

So she didn't see it as a rude or over sexual picture,

And then in the
background there was a nun - The Witch of Kings Cross

And then in the background there was a nun

She also talked about
the fact that, yes, - The Witch of Kings Cross

She also talked about the fact that, yes,

And to top it all off she
opened her mouth and said, - The Witch of Kings Cross

And to top it all off she opened her mouth and said,

Roie was just
hitting every button - The Witch of Kings Cross

Roie was just hitting every button

And what happened in 1949
showed the Australian press - The Witch of Kings Cross

And what happened in 1949 showed the Australian press

And it was the beginning of
the Witch of Kings Cross. - The Witch of Kings Cross

And it was the beginning of the Witch of Kings Cross.

"I have loved night
and storms all my life." - The Witch of Kings Cross

"I have loved night and storms all my life."

"Night is for me the time when
all my perceptions are alert, - The Witch of Kings Cross

"Night is for me the time when all my perceptions are a...

She had pointed ears, she said. - The Witch of Kings Cross

She had pointed ears, she said.

So she took all this as a
sign that she was different. - The Witch of Kings Cross

So she took all this as a sign that she was different.

"At seven years old, - The Witch of Kings Cross

"At seven years old,

I have since learned - The Witch of Kings Cross

I have since learned

I remember noticing them the
year we arrived in Australia." - The Witch of Kings Cross

I remember noticing them the year we arrived in Australia.&q...

Roie was born
into a very comfortable - The Witch of Kings Cross

Roie was born into a very comfortable

Any attempt at a
pleasant relationship - The Witch of Kings Cross

Any attempt at a pleasant relationship

"I saw comparatively
little of my father - The Witch of Kings Cross

"I saw comparatively little of my father

Incidentally, he was a
cousin of Vaughan Williams, - The Witch of Kings Cross

Incidentally, he was a cousin of Vaughan Williams,

In 1924, my family settled
in Australia at Lindfield, - The Witch of Kings Cross

In 1924, my family settled in Australia at Lindfield,

"As a child my chief aim - The Witch of Kings Cross

"As a child my chief aim

And she kept all sorts of - The Witch of Kings Cross

And she kept all sorts of

You can see the rebel in her, - The Witch of Kings Cross

You can see the rebel in her,

"The onset of adolescence - The Witch of Kings Cross

"The onset of adolescence

For some time,
I had been constantly aware - The Witch of Kings Cross

For some time, I had been constantly aware

"If the kingdom of Pan
had always been with me, - The Witch of Kings Cross

"If the kingdom of Pan had always been with me,

"Now it had begun to emerge." - The Witch of Kings Cross

"Now it had begun to emerge."

That the tedious world of
childhood didn't really matter. - The Witch of Kings Cross

That the tedious world of childhood didn't really matte...

Because this held
the essence of all - The Witch of Kings Cross

Because this held the essence of all

Once Rosaleen Norton had
adopted this pagan outlook - The Witch of Kings Cross

Once Rosaleen Norton had adopted this pagan outlook

And as soon as
she could get out, - The Witch of Kings Cross

And as soon as she could get out,

She studied at
East Sydney Tech, - The Witch of Kings Cross

She studied at East Sydney Tech,

Rayner Hoff, by all
accounts was, what's the term, - The Witch of Kings Cross

Rayner Hoff, by all accounts was, what's the term,

And he was an odd influence
obviously over his students, - The Witch of Kings Cross

And he was an odd influence obviously over his students,

She didn't listen, - The Witch of Kings Cross

She didn't listen,

What she was interested in
was interpreting the body. - The Witch of Kings Cross

What she was interested in was interpreting the body.

"Hoff allowed
me to depart from routine - The Witch of Kings Cross

"Hoff allowed me to depart from routine

Rayner Hoff had a grandness
that he gave the figure. - The Witch of Kings Cross

Rayner Hoff had a grandness that he gave the figure.

At the forefront was the
way of depicting the figure - The Witch of Kings Cross

At the forefront was the way of depicting the figure

"Hoff had been
in trouble with the church - The Witch of Kings Cross

"Hoff had been in trouble with the church

They were beautiful pieces, - The Witch of Kings Cross

They were beautiful pieces,

Apparently,
the image of a naked woman - The Witch of Kings Cross

Apparently, the image of a naked woman

It's a wonderful example
of how the smallest things - The Witch of Kings Cross

It's a wonderful example of how the smallest things

"Assorted painters, poets, - The Witch of Kings Cross

"Assorted painters, poets,

All our time seemed to be
spent working and drinking, - The Witch of Kings Cross

All our time seemed to be spent working and drinking,

I think they lived on cups
of tea out of tin mugs. - The Witch of Kings Cross

I think they lived on cups of tea out of tin mugs.

She would always
say "Have a cuppa?" - The Witch of Kings Cross

She would always say "Have a cuppa?"

"Various rooms
and studies had elastic limits. - The Witch of Kings Cross

"Various rooms and studies had elastic limits.

Strange drawings,
luggage, bottles or bodies - The Witch of Kings Cross

Strange drawings, luggage, bottles or bodies

Vignettes stand out in memory." - The Witch of Kings Cross

Vignettes stand out in memory."

"I posed for Norman Lindsay - The Witch of Kings Cross

"I posed for Norman Lindsay

Some people have
compared Rosaleen Norton - The Witch of Kings Cross

Some people have compared Rosaleen Norton

But she always said
that Norman Lindsay - The Witch of Kings Cross

But she always said that Norman Lindsay

She was a creature of the night, - The Witch of Kings Cross

She was a creature of the night,

Roie told me that she lost
her virginity in Pakie's, - The Witch of Kings Cross

Roie told me that she lost her virginity in Pakie's,

"I had a
boyfriend, Beresford. - The Witch of Kings Cross

"I had a boyfriend, Beresford.

World War Two had
started so we got married - The Witch of Kings Cross

World War Two had started so we got married

"Only one
thing ever makes me afraid." - The Witch of Kings Cross

"Only one thing ever makes me afraid."

Peace is wonderful. - The Witch of Kings Cross

Peace is wonderful.

He came back from New Guinea - The Witch of Kings Cross

He came back from New Guinea

"Eventually I decided - The Witch of Kings Cross

"Eventually I decided

The idea being to induce an
abnormal state of consciousness. - The Witch of Kings Cross

The idea being to induce an abnormal state of consciousness.

I decided to apply psychic
stimulus to the sub-conscious. - The Witch of Kings Cross

I decided to apply psychic stimulus to the sub-conscious.

I collected together a variety
of things, aromatic leaves, - The Witch of Kings Cross

I collected together a variety of things, aromatic leaves,

I darkened the room and
tried to clear my mind - The Witch of Kings Cross

I darkened the room and tried to clear my mind

My eyes would shut,
and I was merely aware - The Witch of Kings Cross

My eyes would shut, and I was merely aware

I knew that somewhere in the
depths of the unconscious, - The Witch of Kings Cross

I knew that somewhere in the depths of the unconscious,

She believed that
the gods lived there, - The Witch of Kings Cross

She believed that the gods lived there,

If she went into the inner
plains in trance state, - The Witch of Kings Cross

If she went into the inner plains in trance state,

They would come
down from their heights - The Witch of Kings Cross

They would come down from their heights

And she could also base
some of her pictures - The Witch of Kings Cross

And she could also base some of her pictures

"All through my trances, - The Witch of Kings Cross

"All through my trances,

It is familiar and as
near to me, as myself. - The Witch of Kings Cross

It is familiar and as near to me, as myself.

In fact, it seems to be a
complementary part of my self, - The Witch of Kings Cross

In fact, it seems to be a complementary part of my self,

She's most easily
placed into the genre - The Witch of Kings Cross

She's most easily placed into the genre

There have been
relatively few visionary artists - The Witch of Kings Cross

There have been relatively few visionary artists

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Artist Rosaleen Norton faced allegations of satanic rituals, obscene art and sex orgies in 1950s Sydney, but did the scandals mask her genius?

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Director: Sonia Bible

Writer: Sonia Bible

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

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Released: 09 Feb 2021

Awards: 6 wins & 4 nominations

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