Cremaster 5

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Matthew Barney

Writers

Matthew Barney

Language

Hungarian

Country

Hungary, United States of America

Release date

24 October 1997

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Ursula Andress

  Queen of Chain

• 

  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