Begotten is a 1989 American experimental horror film written and directed by E. Elias Merhige. It stars Brian Salsberg, Donna Dempsey, Stephen Charles Barry and members of Merhige's theatre company Theatreofmaterial. Its unconventional narrative depicts the suicide of a godlike figure and the births of Mother Earth and the Son of Earth who travel across a barren landscape. The film was originally conceived as an experimental theatre work with dance and live music, but later adapted for film as a cost-effective alternative. Begotten features a degraded and gritty visual style, envisioned by Merhige as an artifact damaged and degraded by time and wear, and has no dialogue; inspired by documentary footage on the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima.
Begotten (1991)
Directed by E. Elias Merhige
Genres - Avant-garde / Experimental, Fantasy, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Experimental Film |
Release Date - Jun 5, 1991 |
Run Time - 78 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Movie Info
Budget
$33,000
Themes
Tags
Cult, Cult Film, Desolation, Din Of Celestial Birds, Elias Merhige, Gore, Independent Film, Merhige, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Mother Earth, Necrophilia, Nihilism, No Dialogue, Razor, Self Mutilation, Supernatural/Monsters, Surrealism, Transcendence, Turner Classic Movies, Woods
Attributes
Subject: supernatural
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Alternate Titles
Begotten
AU, CA, FR, DE, GB, US
Začet
BA, HR, RS
Порожденный
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Сътворението
BG
ベゴッテン
JP