River of Fundament

River of Fundament

2014
5h 10min

Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In collaboration with composer Jonathan Bepler, Barney combines traditional modes of narrative cinema with filmed elements of performance, sculpture, and opera, reconstructing Mailer’s hypersexual story of Egyptian gods and the seven stages of reincarnation, alongside the rise and fall of the American car industry.

River of Fundament

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Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In collaboration with composer Jonathan Bepler, Barney combines traditional modes of narrative cinema with filmed elements of performance, sculpture, and opera, reconstructing Mailer’s hypersexual story of Egyptian gods and the seven stages of reincarnation, alongside the rise and fall of the American car industry.
    Released
    2/12/2014
    Runtime
    5h 10min
    Director
    Budget
    $5,000,000
    Revenue
    $44,840
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
Cast
Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle
Norman III
Milford Graves
Milford Graves
Norman II
John Buffalo Mailer
John Buffalo Mailer
Norman I
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
Hathfertiti
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Hathfertiti
Madyn G. Coakly
Hathfertiti
Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti
Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Joan La Barbara
Joan La Barbara
The Widow of Norman
Stephen Payne
Usermare
Aimee Mullins
Aimee Mullins
The Ka of Norman / Isis
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney
The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
Jennie Knaggs
Nephthys
Herbert Perry
Set
Eugene Perry
Set
Brennan Hall
Horus
Shara Nova
Lieutenant Worden
Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch
Eulogist
Lila Downs
Lila Downs
Ranchera Singer
Lila Downs
Lila Downs
Priest / REN Manager
Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry
Singing Wake Guest
Terrell Howard
R&B Singer
Belita Woods
Blues Singer
Bobbi Starr
Bobbi Starr
Garage Manager
David Amram
David Amram
Wake Guest
Suzanne Bertish
Suzanne Bertish
Wake Guest
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Wake Guest
Jeffrey Eugenides
Jeffrey Eugenides
Wake Guest
Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
Wake Guest
Cinqué Lee
Cinqué Lee
Wake Guest
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes
Wake Guest
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Wake Guest
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
Wake Guest
Lucy Sante
Wake Guest
James Toback
James Toback
Wake Guest
Lawrence Weiner
Wake Guest
Zeena Parkins
Zeena Parkins
Wake Ensemble
Art Baron
Wake Ensemble
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