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River of Fundament

2014 · 371 min

A hypnotic, grotesque opera that unfolds at an agonizing pace, blending surreal imagery and bodily fluids into an unforgettable endurance test.

Directed by: Matthew Barney
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle, Milford Graves, John Buffalo Mailer

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.
How it feels: Dark, absurd, eerie and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Death, rebellion, identity, obsession
Content: Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Directed by: Matthew Barney
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle, Milford Graves, John Buffalo Mailer

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
rebellion
identity
obsession
art
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
musical
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong