Cremaster 5 (1997) — drama, music film. Directed by Matthew Barney. Starring Ursula Andress, Matthew Barney, Joanne Rha, Susan Rha. This page maps 4 characters and 4 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A ceremonial opera interweaves the Queen's sorrowful memory of the Magician with surreal actions in Budapest's theater and baths.
Drama, Music · 6.1/10 · 55 min · 1997
CREMASTER 5 is a five-act opera (sung in Hungarian) set in late-ninteenth century Budapest. The last film in the series, it 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.
Cremaster 5 is title 3 of 5 in the The Cremaster Cycle release order. Previous: Cremaster 1 (1996). Next: Cremaster 2 (1999).
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