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River of Fundament (2014)

12/02/2014 (US)Drama, Fantasy5h 10m
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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle

      Norman III

    2. Milford Graves

      Milford Graves

      Norman II

    3. John Buffalo Mailer

      John Buffalo Mailer

      Norman I

    4. Ellen Burstyn

      Ellen Burstyn

      Hathfertiti

    5. Maggie Gyllenhaal

      Maggie Gyllenhaal

      Hathfertiti

    6. Madyn G. Coakly

      Hathfertiti

    7. Paul Giamatti

      Paul Giamatti

      Ptah-Nem-Hotep

    8. Joan La Barbara

      Joan La Barbara

      The Widow of Norman

    9. Stephen Payne

      Stephen Payne

      Usermare

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    A review by pimpskitters

    8.0
    Written by pimpskitters on Dec 31, 2023

    Its not shit. See it if you can. The whole thing is quite long but there is always something new to look at. Some scenes run long, but I suspect this is expected, perhaps intentional. I didn't love it all, but plan to re-watch some time in the future and see if the parts i liked and disliked swap places. Lots of themes going on, can probably write endlessly on this movie. Some of the best cow drumming I have ever seen.

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$5,000,000.00

    Revenue$44,840.00

    Keywords

    • opera
    • gold
    • loss of loved one
    • pregnancy
    • idaho
    • surreal
    • musical
    • surrealism
    • crow
    • sculpture
    • avant-garde
    • modern art
    • spirtuality