2014
5 h 19 m

2014
5 h 19 m

Summary Taking the American landscape as its backdrop, the film River Of Fundament is an epic story of regeneration and rebirth, set in three major American cities—Los Angeles, Detroit, and New York. Loosely based on Norman Mailer’s 1983 novel Ancient Evenings, the film follows the death and reincarnation of two principal characters who take the...

Directed By: Matthew Barney

Written By: David Grimm, Matthew Barney

2014
5 h 19 m

2014
5 h 19 m

River of Fundament

Name: River of Fundament
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 2014-02-12
Duration: 5 min 19 s
Rating: 56
Cast: Dave Bald Eagle, Milford Graves, John Buffalo Mailer, Ellen Burstyn, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Metascore Mixed or Average

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Directed By: Matthew Barney

Written By: David Grimm, Matthew Barney

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The Guardian

Mar 4, 2014

For all its abstruse content and excruciating length, the film has both the ambition and a sufficient amount of breathtaking cinematography to make even the boldest claims it makes for itself seem valid.

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The Playlist

Feb 27, 2014

In addition to the shocking scenes of sex and defecation I found myself reflecting on the way River of Fundament would slide from a typical “scene” into abstract musicality. It’s a neat trick, one repeated frequently and, quite frankly, one worth further examination. That is, if you can make it across the disgusting river to get there.

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The New York Times

Dec 3, 2015

River of Fundament is often a commanding, engaging and certainly challenging experience. Nevertheless, by the end of the piece I felt deliberately alienated, and to a nearly infuriating degree.

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The Hollywood Reporter

Feb 27, 2014

Overlong, willfully obscure and scatologically extreme, the film will elicit a variety of negative responses despite offering some individual elements that, on their own, would surely impress any of Barney's admirers. The work simultaneously is more fully realized and less creatively inspired than the Cremaster cycle.

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Production Company Laurenz Foundation

Release Date Feb 12, 2014

Duration 5 h 19 m

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Website http://www.riveroffundament.net/

River of Fundament

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Dave Bald Eagle

Norman III

Milford Graves

Norman II

John Buffalo Mailer

Norman I

Ellen Burstyn

Hathfertiti

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Hathfertiti

Madyn Greer Coakley

Hathfertiti

Paul Giamatti

Ptah-Nem-Hotep

Joan La Barbara

The Widow of Norman

Stephen Payne

Usermare

Aimee Mullins

The Ka of Norman, Isis

Matthew Barney

The Ka of Norman, Osiris: James Lee Byars

Jennie Knaggs

Nephthys

Eugene Perry

Set

Herbert Perry

Set

Brennan Hall

Horus

Shara Nova

Lieutenant Worden

Elaine Stritch

Eulogist

Lila Downs

Ranchera Singer

Jerry Giles

Priest, REN Sales Manager

Luis Alvarez y Alvarez

Head Chef, Day Labor Boss

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