Heart of a Dog

2015 | France, USA | NR | 75 min.

Showings

Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Wed, Jul 27, 2016 9:00 AM
Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Thu, Jul 28, 2016 9:00 PM
Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Fri, Jul 29, 2016 12:00 PM
Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Sat, Jul 30, 2016 9:00 AM
Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Sat, Jul 30, 2016 6:00 PM
Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Sun, Jul 31, 2016 3:00 PM
Film Info
Section:Avant Garde
Release Year:2015
Runtime:75 min.
Rating:NR
Production Country:France
USA
Original Language:English
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Archie
Jason Berg
Heung-Heung Chin
Bob Currie
Paul Davidson
Director:Laurie Anderson
Produced by:Laurie Anderson
Dan Janvey
Screenwriter:Laurie Anderson
Cinematography:Laurie Anderson
Toshiaki Ozawa
Joshua Zucker-Pluda
Editing By:Melody London
Katherine Nolfi

Description

Love, loss, and the powerful bond between humans and dogs are at the heart of Laurie Anderson’s spellbinding autobiographical documentary. Inventively moving between surreal animation, ethereal footage, and abstract imagery, “Heart of a Dog” is a home movie of sorts—if home movies were crafted of songs, dreams, and memories. Anderson’s masterful storytelling skills are exquisitely deployed as she contemplates life in post-9/11 New York and the deaths of her beloved piano-playing rat terrier Lolabelle, the mother who showed her love only once in her life, and her late husband Lou Reed, who surfaces fleetingly, like a ghost. Featuring music composed by both Anderson and Reed, this impressionistic meditation on love, memory, language, and loss is lyrically and wholly human.