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.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$44,840
Release Date
February 12, 2014
Popularity
1
Director
Matthew Barney
Writer
Matthew Barney
Producer
Mike Bellon
Where to Watch
Cast
Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle
Norman III
Milford Graves
Norman II
John Buffalo Mailer
Norman I
Ellen Burstyn
Hathfertiti
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Hathfertiti
Madyn G. Coakly
Hathfertiti
Paul Giamatti
Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Joan La Barbara
The Widow of Norman
Stephen Payne
Usermare
Aimee Mullins
The Ka of Norman / Isis
Matthew Barney
The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
Jennie Knaggs
Nephthys
Herbert Perry
Set
Eugene Perry
Set
Brennan Hall
Horus
Shara Nova
Lieutenant Worden
Elaine Stritch
Eulogist
Lila Downs
Ranchera Singer
Lila Downs
Priest / REN Manager
Debbie Harry
Singing Wake Guest
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Reviews
pimpskitters
Its not shit. See it if you can. The whole thing is quite long but there is always something new to look at. Some scenes run long, but I suspect this is expected, perhaps intentional. I didn't love it all, but plan to re-watch some time in the future and see if the parts i liked and disliked swap places. Lots of themes going on, can probably write endlessly on this movie. Some of the best cow drumming I have ever seen.
