Conversation so far:
what happened in 1953 with kenneth anger?
In 1953, soon after the production of Eaux d'Artifice, Anger's mother died and he temporarily returned to the United States.
did he do anything in the US?
artistic scene of California, befriending the film maker Stan Brakhage, who had been inspired by Fireworks, and the two collaborated on producing a film.
what was the film?
it was confiscated at the film lab for obscenity and presumably destroyed.
did he make any other films in the US?
Pleasure Dome.
Inauguration, which was created in 1954.

Question: was it successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Was the film Pleasure Dome successful?