About River of Fundament
- Released on February 12, 2014
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.
Full Cast of River of Fundament
Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle plays Norman III
Milford Graves plays Norman II
John Buffalo Mailer plays Norman I
Ellen Burstyn plays Hathfertiti
Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Hathfertiti
Madyn G. Coakly plays Hathfertiti
Paul Giamatti plays Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Joan La Barbara plays The Widow of Norman
Stephen Payne plays Usermare
Aimee Mullins plays The Ka of Norman / Isis
Matthew Barney plays The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
Jennie Knaggs plays Nephthys
Herbert Perry plays Set
Eugene Perry plays Set
Brennan Hall plays Horus
Shara Nova plays Lieutenant Worden
Elaine Stritch plays Eulogist
Lila Downs plays Ranchera Singer , Priest / REN Manager
Debbie Harry plays Singing Wake Guest
Terrell Howard plays R&B Singer
Belita Woods plays Blues Singer
Bobbi Starr plays Garage Manager
David Amram plays Wake Guest
Suzanne Bertish plays Wake Guest
Dick Cavett plays Wake Guest
Jeffrey Eugenides plays Wake Guest
Fran Lebowitz plays Wake Guest
Cinqué Lee plays Wake Guest
Larry Holmes plays Wake Guest
Jonas Mekas plays Wake Guest
Salman Rushdie plays Wake Guest
Luc Sante plays Wake Guest
James Toback plays Wake Guest
Lawrence Weiner plays Wake Guest
Zeena Parkins plays Wake Ensemble
Art Baron plays Wake Ensemble
Crew of River of Fundament
Directing
Writing
Editing
Sound
Camera
Art
Production
- Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle
- Milford Graves
- John Buffalo Mailer
- Ellen Burstyn
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Madyn G. Coakly
- Paul Giamatti
- Joan La Barbara
- Stephen Payne
- Aimee Mullins
- Matthew Barney
- Jennie Knaggs
- Herbert Perry
- Eugene Perry
- Brennan Hall
- Shara Nova
- Elaine Stritch
- Lila Downs
- Debbie Harry
- Terrell Howard
- Belita Woods
- Bobbi Starr
- David Amram
- Suzanne Bertish
- Dick Cavett
- Jeffrey Eugenides
- Fran Lebowitz
- Cinqué Lee
- Larry Holmes
- Jonas Mekas
- Salman Rushdie
- Luc Sante
- James Toback
- Lawrence Weiner
- Zeena Parkins
- Art Baron