CinemaOSMovie · 2014 · 6h 11m
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.

Directed byMatthew Barney

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Status
Released
Runtime
6h 11m
Language
EN
Released
February 12, 2014
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$44,840

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1 video
River of Fundament trailer

River of Fundament trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

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

Stephen Payne

Usermare

Aimee Mullins

Aimee Mullins

The Ka of Norman / Isis

Creative team
Directed by
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney
Written by
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney
Produced by
Mike Bellon

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