Cremaster 5
movie
Released October 24, 1997
Overview
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.
Cast
Ursula Andress
as
Queen of Chain
Matthew Barney
as
Diva / Giant / Magician
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Joanne Rha
as
Queen's Usher / Fudor Sprite
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Susan Rha
as
Queen's Usher / Fudor Sprite
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Amy Chiang
as
Fudor Sprite
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Mei-Chiao Chiu
as
Fudor Sprite
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Michelle Ingkavet
as
Fudor Sprite
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Yoko Hyun
as
Fudor Sprite (as Yoko Kuroiwa)
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Kim Nghiem
as
Fudor Sprite
Crew
Matthew Barney
as
Writer
Matthew Barney
as
Director
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Gabriel Bartalos
as
Makeup Artist
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Regina Harris
as
Makeup Artist
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Peter Strietmann
as
Director of Photography
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Barbara Gladstone
as
Producer
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Jonathan Bepler
as
Original Music Composer
Matthew Barney
as
Producer
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Karen Young
as
Costume Design
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Linda LaBelle
as
Costume Design