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River of Fundament

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6.6/10 • 16

2014-02-125h 10m

DramaFantasy

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.

Directors
Matthew Barney
Writters
Matthew Barney
Editors
Matthew Barney, Katie McQuerrey

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle

    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

    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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pimpskitters

Dec 31, 2023

8/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5,000,000.00
Revenue
$44,840.00
Keywords
operagoldloss of loved onepregnancyidahosurrealmusicalsurrealismcrowsculptureavant-gardemodern artspirtuality