River of Fundament
River of Fundament
Release: 2014-02-12
·Runtime: 310m
·★ 5.9
Drama
Fantasy
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Cast
Milford Graves
as Norman II
John Buffalo Mailer
as Norman I
Ellen Burstyn
as Hathfertiti
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Hathfertiti
Paul Giamatti
as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Joan La Barbara
as The Widow of Norman
Stephen Payne
as Usermare
Aimee Mullins
as The Ka of Norman / Isis
Matthew Barney
as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
Elaine Stritch
as Eulogist
Lila Downs
as Ranchera Singer
Lila Downs
as Priest / REN Manager
Debbie Harry
as Singing Wake Guest
Bobbi Starr
as Garage Manager
David Amram
as Wake Guest
Suzanne Bertish
as Wake Guest
Dick Cavett
as Wake Guest
Jeffrey Eugenides
as Wake Guest
Fran Lebowitz
as Wake Guest
Cinqué Lee
as Wake Guest
Larry Holmes
as Wake Guest
Jonas Mekas
as Wake Guest
Salman Rushdie
as Wake Guest
James Toback
as Wake Guest
Zeena Parkins
as Wake Ensemble
Sam Nivola
as Kidsroom Ensemble
Alexa Swinton
as Kidsroom Ensemble
