Heart of a Dog

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Directed by

Laurie Anderson

Starring

Laurie Anderson
Self - Narrator

Dustin Guy Defa
Gordon Matta-Clark

Julian Schnabel
Painter

Elisabeth Weiss
Dog Trainer

Written by

Laurie Anderson

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Description: Laurie Anderson's eclectic career spans music, drawing, storytelling, performance, and more. She had a surprise hit with her 1981 song "O Superman," was NASA's first artist in residence, and toured internationally with her political performance-art piece Homeland. Her new feature film, Heart of a Dog, combines her multiple talents in a personal film essay. The dog of the title is her beloved rat terrier Lolabelle, who passed away in 2011 during a succession of family deaths that also included Anderson's mother, Mary Louise, and husband, Lou Reed. Anderson's close bond with Lolabelle underlies the film's stream of co ... (more)

Release date: 1 March 2016

Tags: Documentary (2), Animated (1), Religion (1), Art (1), Animals (1), HQ (1), 2010s (1), Am. Indie (1), 00's (1), Film Essay (1)

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" Laurie Anderson's personal film essay is nothing short of remarkable. Although, like The Tree of Life, the film is a personal piece for its maker, the emotions in this as well are all universal. The map of the memories of the director herself blends with the memories of her a dog, and her late husband (Lou Reed) as well in the midst of the post 9/11 United States. All this can only left the viewer in an emotional turmoil."