River of Fundament (2014)
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.
Videos
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Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle
as Norman III
as Norman III
Milford Graves
as Norman II
as Norman II
John Buffalo Mailer
as Norman I
as Norman I
Ellen Burstyn
as Hathfertiti
as Hathfertiti
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Hathfertiti
as Hathfertiti
Madyn G. Coakly
as Hathfertiti
as Hathfertiti
Paul Giamatti
as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Joan La Barbara
as The Widow of Norman
as The Widow of Norman
Stephen Payne
as Usermare
as Usermare
Aimee Mullins
as The Ka of Norman / Isis
as The Ka of Norman / Isis
Matthew Barney
as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
Jennie Knaggs
as Nephthys
as Nephthys
Herbert Perry
as Set
as Set
Eugene Perry
as Set
as Set
Brennan Hall
as Horus
as Horus
Shara Nova
as Lieutenant Worden
as Lieutenant Worden
Elaine Stritch
as Eulogist
as Eulogist
Lila Downs
as Ranchera Singer
as Ranchera Singer
Lila Downs
as Priest / REN Manager
as Priest / REN Manager
Debbie Harry
as Singing Wake Guest
as Singing Wake Guest
Terrell Howard
as R&B Singer
as R&B Singer
Belita Woods
as Blues Singer
as Blues Singer
Bobbi Starr
as Garage Manager
as Garage Manager
David Amram
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Suzanne Bertish
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Dick Cavett
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Jeffrey Eugenides
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Fran Lebowitz
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Cinqué Lee
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Larry Holmes
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Jonas Mekas
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Salman Rushdie
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Lucy Sante
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
James Toback
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Lawrence Weiner
as Wake Guest
as Wake Guest
Zeena Parkins
as Wake Ensemble
as Wake Ensemble
Art Baron
as Wake Ensemble
as Wake Ensemble
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Matthew Barney
Director
Director
Katie McQuerrey
Editor
Editor
Matthew D. Ryle
Production Design
Production Design
Peter Strietmann
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Matthew Barney
Writer
Writer
Mike Bellon
Producer
Producer
Jonathan Bepler
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
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