Begotten is a 1989 American horror film written and directed by E. Elias Merhige, starring Brian Salsberg, Donna Dempsey, Stephen Charles Barry, and members of Merhige's theatre company Theatreofmateria. Its unconventional narrative follows the suicide of an unnamed godlike figure and the resulting birth of Mother Earth, whose Son of Earth journeys through a barren landscape. The film's visual style was heavily influenced by early silent film and there is no dialogue.
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
, RU, SU
Сътворението
BG
ベゴッテン
JP