Cremaster 3
Drama, Fantasy
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2002
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CREMASTER 3 is set in New York City and narrates the construction of the Chrysler Building, which is in itself a character - host to inner, antagonistic forces at play for access to the process of (spiritual) transcendence. These factions find form in the struggle between Hiram Abiff or the Architect...
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Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
182 min
Release date:
15 May 2002
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Hebrew (modern), Irish
Budget:
$4,000,000
Revenue:
$11,047
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
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.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
8 Oct 2010
fresh:
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.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
1 Aug 2003
rotten:
Trapped in a seat while the three-hour Cremaster 3 goes on (and on), you feel more like a prisoner than a participant.
– Tom Maurstad,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jul 2003
fresh:
It's art of the highest order.
– Sheila Farr,
Seattle Times,
11 Jul 2003
fresh:
The hypnotic imagery and fragmentary tale explore the connections between place and personal identity.
– John Habich,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
12 Jun 2003