Cremaster 5

Cremaster 5

Part of The Cremaster Cycle

1997•55m•5.9/10

DramaMusic

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(24)

Cremaster 5 is a five-act opera (sung in Hungarian) set in late-ninteenth century Budapest. The last film in the series, Cremaster 5 represents the moment when the testicles are finally released and sexual differentiation is fully attained. The lamenting tone of the opera suggests that Barney invisions this as a moment of tragedy and loss. The primary character is the Queen of Chain (played by Ursula Andress). Barney, himself, plays three characters who appear in the mind of the Queen: her Diva, Magician, and Giant. The Magician is a stand-in for Harry Houdini, who was born in Budapest in 1874 and appears as a recurring character in the Cremaster cycle.

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Language

HU

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ursula Andress

Ursula Andress

Queen of Chain

Matthew Barney

Matthew Barney

Diva / Giant / Magician

Joanne Rha

Queen's Usher / Fudor Sprite

Susan Rha

Queen's Usher / Fudor Sprite

Amy Chiang

Fudor Sprite

Mei-Chiao Chiu

Fudor Sprite

Michelle Ingkavet

Fudor Sprite

Yoko Hyun

Fudor Sprite (as Yoko Kuroiwa)

Kim Nghiem

Fudor Sprite

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