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DVD

Heart of a dog

Call Number

  • DVD 921 A5478H (CEN)

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Edition

Director-approved DVD special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Featuring: Lolabelle ; narrated by Laurie Anderson.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2016]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (76 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Heart of a Dog marks the first feature film in thirty years by multimedia artist Laurie Anderson. A cinematic tone poem that flows from a sustained mediation on death and other forms of absence, the film seamlessly weaves together thoughts on Tibetan Buddhism, reincarnation, the modern surveillance state, and the artistic lives of dogs, with an elegy for the filmmaker's beloved rat terrier, Lolabelle, at its heart. Narrated by Anderson with her characteristic wry wit, and featuring a plaintive, free-form score by the filmmaker, Heart of a Dog continues Anderson's four-and-a-half decade career of imbuing the everyday with a sense of dreamlike wonder.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced in 2015.

Special features: High-definition digital master ; alternate no-music soundtrack ; new conversation between director Laurie Anderson and coproducer Jake Perlin ; footage of Anderson's 2016 Concert for dogs ; deleted scenes ; Lolabelle's video Christmas card ; trailer.

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