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((Infobox film
| name           = River of Fundament
| image          = river-of-fundament.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = ((Plainlist|
* [[Matthew Barney]]
* [[Jonathan Bepler]]
))
| producer       = ((Plainlist|
* Matthew Barney
* [[Schaulager|Laurenz Foundation]]
))
| writer         = Matthew Barney
| based_on       = ''[[Ancient Evenings]]'' by [[Norman Mailer]]
| starring       = ((plainlist|
* [[Dave Bald Eagle]]
* [[Milford Graves]]
* [[John Buffalo Mailer]]
* [[Ellen Burstyn]]
* [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]]
* Madyn Greer Coakley
* [[Paul Giamatti]]
* Matthew Barney
* [[Aimee Mullins]]
* [[Shara Nova]]
* [[Joan La Barbara]]
* [[Elaine Stritch]]
* [[Debbie Harry]]
))
| music          = Jonathan Bepler
| cinematography = Peter Streitmann
| studio         = Laurenz Foundation
| released       = February 12, 2014 (United States)
| runtime        = 330 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
))
'''''River of Fundament''''' is a 2014 [[operatic]] [[experimental film]] written and directed by American contemporary artist and filmmaker [[Matthew Barney]], and co-directed by longtime collaborator [[Jonathan Bepler]]. It was produced by Barney and the [[Schaulager|Laurenz Foundation]], and is loosely based on American author [[Norman Mailer]]'s 1983 novel ''[[Ancient Evenings]]''. The film features Barney, [[Dave Bald Eagle]], [[Milford Graves]], [[John Buffalo Mailer]], [[Ellen Burstyn]],  [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]], Madyn Greer Coakley, [[Paul Giamatti]], [[Shara Nova]], [[Joan La Barbara]], [[Elaine Stritch]], [[Debbie Harry]] and [[Aimee Mullins]].

==Background== 
''River of Fundament'' was produced over 2007 to 2012, being the final product of a series of performances that accumulated into becoming the film's narrative. The film follows Norman Mailer (played by three actors over the course of the film) as he travels through three [[reincarnation]]s, enduring the seven mythological states of his soul, loosely based on his own novel, ''Ancient Evenings'' (1983).<ref name="synopsis">((Cite web|url=http://www.riveroffundament.net/rof_synopsis.htm|title=Synopsis|last=Barney|first=Matthew|website=River of Fundament|access-date=May 21, 2018))</ref> Along with the main narrative, it includes other elements from performance, sculpture, and opera. It has been described as a "eulogy for Mailer".<ref name="vanityfair">((Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/09/matthew-barney-river-of-fundament-moca|title=This 6-Hour Film Will Test Your Patience, Thirst, and Expectations for Art|last=Benns|first=Sway|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=September 16, 2015|access-date=May 21, 2018|language=en))</ref>

The film was released on February 12, 2014 in a limited theatrical release and through exhibitions at museums in several countries.

==Narrative and cast==
Writer [[Norman Mailer]], becoming a protagonist of his own, reincarnates three times during and after his wake into three separate bodies, each portrayed in succession by [[Dave Bald Eagle]], [[Milford Graves]], and Mailer's son [[John Buffalo Mailer]], the last failing to survive through the womb and body of his wife, Hathfertiti (a character in ''Ancient Evenings''). With each reincarnation, he wakes up in a river of feces running beneath his [[Brooklyn Heights]] apartment, where a funeral gathering is also being hosted.<ref name="synopsis" />

Simultaneously, Mailer's body is represented as three generations of American cars: a [[Imperial (automobile)|1967 Chrysler Crown Imperial]] (referencing Barney's ''[[The Cremaster Cycle|Cremaster 3]]''), a [[Pontiac Firebird|1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am]] and finally a [[Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor|2001 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor]]. All three cars are transmogrified through modern industrial processing and recycling to symbolize the regeneration and reincarnation of Mailer.<ref name="synopsis" /> Through this, the narrative also incorporates American [[car dealership]]s, [[Drum and bugle corps (modern)|drum and bugle corps]], "stomp teams", American performance artist [[James Lee Byars]]' piece "The Death of James Lee Byars", [[Culture of Los Angeles|Los Angeles culture]], the [[Brooklyn Navy Yard]] and [[alchemy]].<ref name="synopsis" />

Hathfertiti is variously portrayed by [[Ellen Burstyn]], [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]], and Madyn Greer Coakley at different stages of her life. [[Paul Giamatti]] portrays [[Ptahhotep]] (another character in ''Ancient Evenings''). [[Joan La Barbara]] portrays Mailer's [[Norris Church Mailer|real-world widow]]. [[Elaine Stritch]] portrays a eulogist, while [[Debbie Harry]] portrays a singing guest at the wake. [[Shara Nova]] portrays Lieutenant Worden. [[Aimee Mullins]] and Barney portray the Egyptian Gods [[Isis]] and [[Osiris]] respectively. The pornographic actor [[Bobbi Starr]] appears as a garage manager, and [[Lila Downs]] appears as a ranchera singer.<ref name="synopsis" />

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*((IMDb title|id=3529612))
*((Rotten Tomatoes|river_of_fundament))

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