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"Avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson's ode to her late dog, intercut with ruminations on life and death. Anderson's experimental documentary touches on her late husband Lou Reed and her Buddhist beliefs."
"Avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson's ode to her late dog, intercut with ruminations on life and death. Anderson's experimental documentary touches on her late husband Lou Reed and her Buddhist beliefs."
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Heart of a Dog (2015)
75 min
Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.