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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...
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Though certainly challenging in its exuberant obscurity, its forbidding length and its transgressive offence, River of Fundament represents ambitious, uncompromising art of the highest ordure.
Feb 12, 2014 · But River of Fundament is not exactly a film. It draws on a series of site-specific performances and elaborate happenings—live actions related to the project date back as far as 2007—and all of them, however cinematically presented in the end, fit as sensibly within the traditions of theater and opera.
Sep 26, 2015 · The exhausting wreckage and smashed residue of modern life, especially as it unfolded in 20th century industrial America, is one key to “River of Fundament,” the gaudy three-act movie and ...
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An ever-present theme in Matthew Barney’s most recent output is the spirit of America, in all of its beauty, ugliness, volatility and contradiction. RIVER OF FUNDAMENT and his most recent REDOUBT are two of the most bizarre, elaborately crafted works of Americana ever made.
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Mar 4, 2014 · 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. Read More. By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW. 40. The Hollywood Reporter. Feb 27, 2014.
