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Focus & Homages / Matthew Barney

When total descent is finally attained in Cremaster 5, it is envisioned as a tragic love story set in the romantic dreamscape of late 19th Century Budapest. The film is cast in the shape of a lyric opera. Biological metaphors shifted form to inhabit emotional states –longing and despair– that become musical leitmotivs in the orchestral score. The opera’s primary characters –the Queen of Chain (played by Ursula Andress) and her Diva, Magician, and Giant (all played by Barney)– enact collectively the final release promised by the project as a whole.

Saturday 16 - 12:00 h
Fundación PROA Tickets sold out

Year: 1997
Format: DM
Color: Color
Minutes: 54
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