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Dec 4, 2015 · This week the IFC Center offers the five-and-a-half-hour “River of Fundament,” a film from Mr. Barney and the composer Jonathan Bepler.
Sep 16, 2015 · “River of Fundament” finds both sweet spots, centering on Mailer’s deeply carnal version of Egyptian cosmology in which the dead seeking reincarnation must pass through a river of feces — a...
Feb 7, 2014 · Matthew Barney's latest film was inspired by the mythology of ancient Egypt as imagined by Norman Mailer's historical novel, “Ancient Evenings.”.
Dec 4, 2015 · Reviews 83% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Writer Norman Mailer reincarnates three times in three bodies by magically entering the womb of his wife. Read More Read Less Reviews Cast & Crew...
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Feb 17, 2014 · River of Fundament: Film Review. Artist Matthew Barney makes the spirit of Norman Mailer the star of a six-hour, excrement-filled mythological journey.
Review: River of Fundament Matthew Barney’s latest magnum blow-out is a six-hour filmed opera of Norman Mailer’s Ancient Evenings: “phantasmagorical, recondite… abject, magical and often gorgeous.”
Mar 3, 2014 · Commissioned by Manchester International Festival, River of Fundament is a six-hour film loosely based on Mailer’s most critically reviled novel, Ancient Evenings; an extremely long and...