Cremaster 5

Cremaster 5

Actors:  Ursula Andress, Matthew Barney, Joanne Rha, Susan Rha, Amy Chiang, Mei-Chiao Chiu Directors:  Matthew Barney

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 p...