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Shown in the suitably opulent surroundings of the London Coliseum by the ENO, which has undertaken screenings since its loss of public funding, River of Fundament is the rarest of beasts: a phantasmagorical opera on film, dense with recondite knowledge and mythic horrors, that cost millions of dollars to make.
Tomatometer 4 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings. Writer Norman Mailer reincarnates three times in three bodies by magically entering the womb of his wife. Reviews Cast & Crew Photos...
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River of Fundament. 2014. Directed by Matthew Barney. Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings.
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Feb 12, 2014 · River of Fundament. 2014. Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings.
Feb 12, 2014 · The powerful pharaoh Usermare evokes the spirit of Ernest Hemingway and engages Norman’s three incarnations in a struggle for dominance. In a parallel narrative, River of Fundament replaces the body of Norman with the body of an automobile in the American landscape.
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Matthew Barney's River of Fundament is a sprawling, ambitious interpretation of Norman Mailer's chequered masterpiece, Ancient Evenings. It comprises a symphonic film by Barney and Jonathan Bepler, an exhibition, and a selection of Egyptian antiquities from Mona's own collection.
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