River of Fundament
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Budget: $5,000,000 | Revenue : $44,840
Runtime: 310 minutes
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Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle
Played Norman III
Milford Graves
Played Norman II
John Buffalo Mailer
Played Norman I
Ellen Burstyn
Played Hathfertiti
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Played Hathfertiti
Madyn G. Coakly
Played Hathfertiti
Paul Giamatti
Played Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Joan La Barbara
Played The Widow of Norman
Stephen Payne
Played Usermare
Aimee Mullins
Played The Ka of Norman / Isis
Matthew Barney
Played The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
Jennie Knaggs
Played Nephthys
Herbert Perry
Played Set
Eugene Perry
Played Set
Brennan Hall
Played Horus
Shara Nova
Played Lieutenant Worden
Elaine Stritch
Played Eulogist
Lila Downs
Played Ranchera Singer
Lila Downs
Played Priest / REN Manager
Debbie Harry
Played Singing Wake Guest
Terrell Howard
Played R&B Singer
Belita Woods
Played Blues Singer
Bobbi Starr
Played Garage Manager
David Amram
Played Wake Guest
Suzanne Bertish
Played Wake Guest
Dick Cavett
Played Wake Guest
Jeffrey Eugenides
Played Wake Guest
Fran Lebowitz
Played Wake Guest
Cinqué Lee
Played Wake Guest
Larry Holmes
Played Wake Guest
Jonas Mekas
Played Wake Guest
Salman Rushdie
Played Wake Guest
Lucy Sante
Played Wake Guest
James Toback
Played Wake Guest
Lawrence Weiner
Played Wake Guest
Zeena Parkins
Played Wake Ensemble
Art Baron
Played Wake Ensemble
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