River of Fundament

River of Fundament by Matthew Barney

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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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Cast

Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle

Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle as Norman III

Milford Graves

Milford Graves as Norman II

John Buffalo Mailer

John Buffalo Mailer as Norman I

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn as Hathfertiti

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal as Hathfertiti

Madyn G. Coakly

Madyn G. Coakly as Hathfertiti

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti as Ptah-Nem-Hotep

Joan La Barbara

Joan La Barbara as The Widow of Norman

Stephen Payne

Stephen Payne as Usermare

Aimee Mullins

Aimee Mullins as The Ka of Norman / Isis

Matthew Barney

Matthew Barney as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers

Jennie Knaggs

Jennie Knaggs as Nephthys

Herbert Perry

Herbert Perry as Set

Eugene Perry

Eugene Perry as Set

Brennan Hall

Brennan Hall as Horus

Shara Nova

Shara Nova as Lieutenant Worden

Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch as Eulogist

Lila Downs

Lila Downs as Ranchera Singer

Lila Downs

Lila Downs as Priest / REN Manager

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry as Singing Wake Guest

Terrell Howard

Terrell Howard as R&B Singer

Belita Woods

Belita Woods as Blues Singer

Bobbi Starr

Bobbi Starr as Garage Manager

David Amram

David Amram as Wake Guest

Suzanne Bertish

Suzanne Bertish as Wake Guest

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett as Wake Guest

Jeffrey Eugenides

Jeffrey Eugenides as Wake Guest

Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz as Wake Guest

Cinqué Lee

Cinqué Lee as Wake Guest

Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes as Wake Guest

Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas as Wake Guest

Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie as Wake Guest

Lucy Sante

Lucy Sante as Wake Guest

James Toback

James Toback as Wake Guest

Lawrence Weiner

Lawrence Weiner as Wake Guest

Zeena Parkins

Zeena Parkins as Wake Ensemble

Art Baron

Art Baron as Wake Ensemble

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