River of Fundament
2014/02/12 • $5,000,000 • Released • English, Portuguese
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.
Director : Matthew Barney
Casts
Milford Graves
Norman II
John Buffalo Mailer
Norman I
Ellen Burstyn
Hathfertiti
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Hathfertiti
Paul Giamatti
Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Joan La Barbara
The Widow of Norman
Stephen Payne
Usermare
Aimee Mullins
The Ka of Norman / Isis
Matthew Barney
The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
Elaine Stritch
Eulogist
Lila Downs
Ranchera Singer
Lila Downs
Priest / REN Manager
Debbie Harry
Singing Wake Guest
Bobbi Starr
Garage Manager
David Amram
Wake Guest
Suzanne Bertish
Wake Guest
Dick Cavett
Wake Guest
Jeffrey Eugenides
Wake Guest
Fran Lebowitz
Wake Guest
Cinqué Lee
Wake Guest
Larry Holmes
Wake Guest
Jonas Mekas
Wake Guest
Salman Rushdie
Wake Guest
James Toback
Wake Guest
Zeena Parkins
Wake Ensemble
Sam Nivola
Kidsroom Ensemble
Alexa Swinton
Kidsroom Ensemble
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