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River of Fundament (2014)
Director: Matthew Barney
Cast: Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle, Milford Graves, John Buffalo Mailer, Ellen Burstyn
Runtime310 min
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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.
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Matthew Barney's visionary 2014 film 'River of Fundament' is a critically acclaimed but divisive work that combines narrative cinema with performance art, sculpture, and opera to reinvent Norman Mailer's novel 'Ancient Evenings'. Critics have praised its ambition and technical virtuosity, while some have found it overly indulgent and impenetrable. The film has not received major awards recognition, but holds a strong 7.5/10 rating on IMDb based on audience reception.
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Fans of visionary director Matthew Barney's avant-garde, interdisciplinary style will be captivated by the bold ambition and striking imagery of his 2014 epic 'River of Fundament', which blends traditional narrative cinema with elements of performance, sculpture, and opera in a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer's hypersexual story of Egyptian gods and reincarnation.
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River of Fundament is a 2014 operatic experimental film written and directed by American contemporary artist and filmmaker Matthew Barney, and co-directed by longtime collaborator Jonathan Bepler. It was produced by Barney and the Laurenz Foundation, and is loosely based on American author Norman Mailer's 1983 novel Ancient Evenings. The film features Barney, Dave Bald Eagle, Milford Graves, John Buffalo Mailer, Ellen Burstyn, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Madyn Greer Coakley, Paul Giamatti, Shara Nova, Joan La Barbara, Elaine Stritch, Debbie Harry and Aimee Mullins.
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