Heart of a Dog (2015)

[Scottie]

Heart of a Dog marks the first feature film by multimedia artist Laurie Anderson in over thirty years. A cinematic tone poem that flows from a sustained meditation 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, the tender and provocative Heart of a Dog continues Anderson’s five-decade career of imbuing the everyday with a sense of dreamlike wonder.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

High-definition digital master, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
New conversation between director Laurie Anderson and coproducer Jake Perlin
Footage of Anderson’s 2016 Concert for Dogs
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by film critic Glenn Kenny

New cover by Fred Davis, based on a drawing by Laurie Anderson