River of Fundament

River of Fundament

2014 en 310 minutes

Rating: 6.6

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle

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

Madyn G. Coakly

Hathfertiti

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Ptah-Nem-Hotep

Joan La Barbara

Joan La Barbara

The Widow of Norman

Stephen Payne

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

Jennie Knaggs

Nephthys

Herbert Perry

Herbert Perry

Set

Eugene Perry

Eugene Perry

Set

Brennan Hall

Brennan Hall

Horus

Shara Nova

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

Terrell Howard

R&B Singer

Belita Woods

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

Lucy Sante

Wake Guest

James Toback

James Toback

Wake Guest

Lawrence Weiner

Lawrence Weiner

Wake Guest

Zeena Parkins

Zeena Parkins

Wake Ensemble

Art Baron

Art Baron

Wake Ensemble

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