Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorMatthew Barney
WriterMatthew Barney
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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Keywords
operagoldloss of loved onepregnancyidahosurrealmusicalsurrealismcrowsculptureavant-gardemodern artspirtuality
Details
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$0M
TMDb Votes
18
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026