Cremaster 3 (2003)
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65% of critics liked it
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83% of users liked it
(2,100 ratings)
Cremaster 3 is the final installment of the five-part epic film cycle from director and sculpture artist Matthew Barney. Encompassing a dizzying number of themes, this elaborately stylized experimental film showcases Barney's affinity for architecture and sex. Much of the highly symbolic imagery… More Cremaster 3 is the final installment of the five-part epic film cycle from director and sculpture artist Matthew Barney. Encompassing a dizzying number of themes, this elaborately stylized experimental film showcases Barney's affinity for architecture and sex. Much of the highly symbolic imagery involves Celtic mythology and phallic references, with Barney himself appearing as the Entered Apprentice and sculptor Richard Serra playing architect Hiram Abiff. Some of the settings include the Chrysler Building in New York City, the Saratoga race track, and the Guggenheim museum ( where much of Barney's work is actually shown). Spatially driven rather than narratively, the film is a display of visual effects and impulses with little to no dialogue. All five parts of the film cycle (titled out of sequence) can be seen at art galleries, though Barney has been known to give out video copies with the purchase of his sculptures. Cremaster 3 was shown in the Frontier program at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Matthew Barney
- Written By
- Matthew Barney
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 25, 2003 Limited
- Studio
- Palm Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Like poetry and music, it isn't so much what it means as how it means. The maze of the artist's endless, haunted hallways will keep you clueless, speechless and quite possibly sleepless, in the manner of all visionaries.
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Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
It is either an unparalleled opportunity to witness the work of an artist proclaimed by some the 'most important American artist of his generation.' Or an obligation to witness the work of the artist etc., etc.
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Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News
Trapped in a seat while the three-hour Cremaster 3 goes on (and on), you feel more like a prisoner than a participant.
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Sheila Farr, Seattle Times
It's art of the highest order.
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John Habich, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The hypnotic imagery and fragmentary tale explore the connections between place and personal identity.
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Cast
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Richard Serra
as Hiram Abiff
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Aimee Mullins
as The Entered Novitiate/Oonagh MacCumhail
- Nesrin Karanough
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Matthew Barney
as The Entered Apprentice
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Peter D. Badalamenti II
as Fionn MacCunhail
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Paul Brady
as Cloud Club Maitre D'
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Terry Gillespie
as Cloud Club Barman
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Mike Bocchetti
as Grand Master
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David Edward Campbell
as Grand Master
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James Pantoleon
as Grand Master
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Jim Tooey
as Grand Master
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Nesrin Karanouh
as Gary Gilmore
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The Mighty Biggs
as Fingal
- Murphy's Law
- Agnostic Front
