River of Fundament

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 12, 2014

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Portuguese

Cast

Cinqué Lee,John Buffalo Mailer,Lawrence Weiner,Jeffrey Eugenides,Madyn G. Coakly,Milford Graves,Danny Wylde,Jonas Mekas,Karren Karagulian,Bryan Papierskiand 42 more

Director

Matthew Barney

Writer

Matthew Barney

Producer

Mike Bellon

Cinematography

Peter Strietmann

Music

Jonathan Bepler

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$44,840

IMDb

tt3529612