Cremaster 2

Cremaster 2

1999 · 79 min · EN · 6.5 (21 votes)
Dir. Matthew Barney · Starring Norman Mailer, Matthew Barney, Lauren Pine, Scott Ewalt, Patty Griffin, Michael Thompson · Music Jonathan Bepler · The Cremaster Cycle
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CREMASTER 2 (1999) is rendered as a gothic Western that introduces conflict into the system. On the biological level it corresponds to the phase of fetal development during which sexual division begins. In Matthew Barney's abstraction of this process, the system resists partition and tries to remain in the state of equilibrium imagined in Cremaster 1 ...

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A deeply symbolic, avant-garde journey through myth and biology. It feels like a fever dream, blending operatic visuals with unsettling, almost ritualistic performances. A challenging, enigmatic experience for the dedicated art film viewer.

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