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Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 13 nominations
Dustin Guy Defa
- Gordon Matta-Clark
- (as Dustin Defa)
Jess Irish
- Nurse
- (as Jessica Irish)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Laurie Anderson, the film was shot on her iPhone and other small digital devices.
- Quotes
[from trailer]
Herself, narrator: I wanna tell you a story about a story, and it's about the time I discovered that most adults have no idea what they're talking about.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
- SoundtracksThe Lake
from "Homeland"
Written and Performed by Laurie Anderson
Produced by Laurie Anderson (uncredited), Roma Baran (uncredited) and Lou Reed (uncredited)
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
Featured review
Tremendously moving and beautiful
Tremendously moving and beautiful, and the best capturing of Laurie Anderson's unique combination of off-beat humor, heartbreak, poetry music, images, animation, stories, Buddhist philosophy and artistic experimentation yet on film.
In theory it's the story of Anderson's relationship with Lolabelle, her beloved terrier, as the dog moves through life towards aging and death. But it is also clearly thematically about her love for, and loss of her husband Lou Reed, and her pondering of her own mortality and the meaning of life.
Yet as dour and daunting as that sounds, Anderson never loses sight of the joy that abides with sorrow, knowing that there is no love without pain, and no pain without the seeds of joy.
And while it's a heady mix, and resolutely refuses to act anything like a 'normal' movie, Anderson is also the most accessible of experimentalists. She has no interest in torturing or confounding her audience, just catching them off guard and getting them to think new ways - - but always with a smile, a wink and a chuckle at it all. She's a tremendously important artist, and this film is great for fans and newcomers alike.
In theory it's the story of Anderson's relationship with Lolabelle, her beloved terrier, as the dog moves through life towards aging and death. But it is also clearly thematically about her love for, and loss of her husband Lou Reed, and her pondering of her own mortality and the meaning of life.
Yet as dour and daunting as that sounds, Anderson never loses sight of the joy that abides with sorrow, knowing that there is no love without pain, and no pain without the seeds of joy.
And while it's a heady mix, and resolutely refuses to act anything like a 'normal' movie, Anderson is also the most accessible of experimentalists. She has no interest in torturing or confounding her audience, just catching them off guard and getting them to think new ways - - but always with a smile, a wink and a chuckle at it all. She's a tremendously important artist, and this film is great for fans and newcomers alike.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Corazón de perro
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $420,813
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,893
- Oct 25, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $495,865
- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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