"Hello, little bonehead. I'll love you forever." So begins Heart of a Dog, Laurie Anderson's cinematic journey through love, death and language. Cantering on Anderson's beloved rat terrier Lolabelle, who died in 2011. Heart of a Dog is apersonal essay that weaves together childhood memories, video diaries, philosophical musings on data collection, surveillance culture and the Buddhist conception of the afterlife, and heartfelt tributes to the artists, writers, musicians and thinkers who inspired her. The Criterion edition includes alternate no-music soundtrack. New conversation between director Laurie Anderson and coproducer Jake Perlin. Footage of Anderson's 2016 Concert for Dogs. Deleted scenes. Lolabelle's video Christmas card.
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