Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.
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Cast
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| Laurie Anderson | ... | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
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Archie | ... | Rat Terrier |
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Jason Berg | ... | Veterinarian |
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Heung-Heung Chin | ... | Dog Walker |
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Bob Currie | ... | Doctor |
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Paul Davidson | ... | Farmer |
| Dustin Guy Defa | ... | Gordon Matta-Clark (as Dustin Defa) | |
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Etta | ... | Poodle |
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Evelyn Fleder | ... | Grandmother |
| Willy Friedman | ... | Man Hit By Duck | |
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Gatto | ... | Rat Terrier |
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Sasha Grossman | ... | Nurse |
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Kurt Gutenbrunner | ... | Chef |
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Charlie Hafitz | ... | Patient on Gurney |
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Lucy Hafitz | ... | Girl in Pool |
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Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.
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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.
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from Life on a String (2001)
Written and performed by Laurie Anderson
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
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This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #846. See more »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.
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Rhumba Clubfrom Life on a String (2001)
Written and performed by Laurie Anderson
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
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1 March 2016 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$13,893, 25 October 2015Gross USA:
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Now Laurie Anderson isn't really a musician, she is an artist using all kinds of modern media and her concerts are more impressive than her audio CDs. I wasn't really sure what to expect of this film and fortunately it isn't as artsy as many of the works of video artists often are are, where - as usually in modern art - you have to make sense of the material yourself, somehow; no, this is a very watchable film with Laurie spreading out memories and thoughts about her rat terrier Archie and her mother, both of which have passed away rather recently. Also of course, her husband, the rock musician Lou Reed, had died only 2 years ago so the topic of death seems a very natural one in those circumstances. Still, this is not a sad or bitter film but at best maybe a melancholic but often also a happy one with an emphasis on cheerful memories. It is a meditation on life and death spoken in her very soft singsong voice.