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Cremaster 3

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Wild, eccentric characters observe great works of art.

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Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post Oct 8, 2010
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. Go to Full Review
Lisa Kennedy Denver Post Aug 1, 2003
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review
Tom Maurstad Dallas Morning News Jul 24, 2003
D
Trapped in a seat while the three-hour Cremaster 3 goes on (and on), you feel more like a prisoner than a participant. Go to Full Review
Ian Buckwalter DCist Oct 11, 2010
8/10
May be the best combination of everything that Barney does best in this series: the striking visuals, a definite narrative, and enough variety to keep things interesting. The final sequence, "The Order," is as engaging as this series gets. Go to Full Review
Nick Davis Nick's Flick Picks May 19, 2010
A
Barney's outlandish mise-en-scne, forever emphasizing the organic, the amorphous, the massive, the adhesive, and the fluorescent in quite literal ways, also retains those very qualities in my memory. Go to Full Review
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
5/5
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Audience Reviews

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Jul 26, 2015 Werner Herzog said: "We are surrounded by worn-out images, and we deserve new ones". Cremaster is one of those films that provides exactly this. Mind blowing visual poetry. See more Dec 11, 2013 interesting experimental pic See more Jul 29, 2012 This is experimental film making at the extreme. Giving it a rating is actually pretty futile, come to think of it, since I'm not sure you can even rate films like these. Bizarre, unconventional, disturbing, amazing, surreal, boring, shocking - all fits but also defies easy labeling and description. See more Mar 7, 2012 It's not really possible to review this film - certainly not in comparison to any other film - because it's not, it's artwork. As a film it makes no sense, but as art, well, it's probably a masterpiece. There are some incredible scenes; beautiful colours and sets, and fitting music. Three hours with no real speech, other than the odd spot of singing, doesn't make it easier to understand, but speech would have totally ruined the eerie atmosphere. There are shocking moments, amusing moments, disturbing moments and, of course, lots of very, very weird moments! This film makes Lynch's "Mulholland Drive" look decidedly normal, and Bunuel's "Phantom of Liberty" - pah! - completely linear! Director Michael Barney has certainly achieved what he set out to achieve, and for that I can only give this the thumbs up! See more Nov 6, 2010 Art or BS?... Ive gotta go with BS lol. See more May 9, 2010 Yeah it's some fevered ass crazy. See more Read all reviews
Cremaster 3

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Movie Info

Synopsis Wild, eccentric characters observe great works of art.
Director
Matthew Barney
Producer
Matthew Barney, Barbara Gladstone
Distributor
Palm Pictures
Production Co
Glacier Field LLC
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 25, 2003, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$514.6K
Runtime
2h 58m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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