Heart of a Dog (2015)

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What do you see when you close your eyes?

Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved dog.

• Released: 2015-10-21
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 15m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 56 votes

Directed by Laurie Anderson.

Top cast

• Archie as Rat Terrier
• Gatto as Rat Terrier
• Lolabelle as Rat Terrier
• Little Will as Border Terrier
• Nitro as German Shepherd
• Etta as Poodle
• Heung-Heung Chin as Dog Walker
• Jenni Muldaur as Wife
• Matt Vega as Husband
• Arlo Willner as Boy

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Heart of a Dog

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel; buy on Fetch TV

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