Cremaster 5

Synopsis

Cremaster 5 (55 min, 1997) 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.

Main Cast

Ursula Andress

Queen of Chain

Age : 88 | Popularity : 43%

Matthew Barney

Diva / Giant / Magician

Age : 57 | Popularity : 5%

Joanne Rha

Queen's Usher / Fudor Sprite

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Susan Rha

Queen's Usher / Fudor Sprite

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Amy Chiang

Fudor Sprite

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mei-Chiao Chiu

Fudor Sprite

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Michelle Ingkavet

Fudor Sprite

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Yoko Hyun

Fudor Sprite (as Yoko Kuroiwa)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Gabriel Bartalos Regina Harris
	Costume Design	Linda LaBelle Karen Young
Directing	Director	Matthew Barney
Production	Producer	Matthew Barney Barbara Gladstone
Writing	Writer	Matthew Barney
Sound	Original Music Composer	Jonathan Bepler
Camera	Director of Photography	Peter Strietmann
Department	Role	Name

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