River of Fundament
2014, English. 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. 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.
- Runtime
- 6h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Matthew BarneyDirector
- Chief Dave Beautiful Bald EagleNorman III
- Milford GravesNorman II
- John Buffalo MailerNorman I
- Ellen BurstynHathfertiti
- Maggie GyllenhaalHathfertiti
- Madyn G. CoaklyHathfertiti
- Paul GiamattiPtah-Nem-Hotep
- Joan La BarbaraThe Widow of Norman
- Stephen PayneUsermare
- Aimee MullinsThe Ka of Norman / Isis
- Matthew BarneyThe Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
- Jennie KnaggsNephthys
Details
- Released
- 12 February 2014
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Matthew Barney
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $45K
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River of Fundament runs 371 minutes (6h 11m).
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River of Fundament isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 February 2014. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed River of Fundament?
River of Fundament (2014) was directed by Matthew Barney and stars Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle, Milford Graves, John Buffalo Mailer.