CREMASTER 2 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.
Directed by Matthew Barney
rodeo
heavy metal
sculpture
murder
avant-garde
modern art
bee
mormon
flag
saddle
contemporary art
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Norman Mailer
Harry Houdini
Matthew Barney
Gary Gilmore
Patty Griffin
Nicole Baker
Dave Lombardo
Johnny Cash (With Drums)
Crew
Matthew Barney
Director
Matthew Barney
Writer
Matthew Barney
Producer
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
Franklin-Javier
7.0★ · 03/11/26
The american iconography is at its most present here, it turns a western flick into an incredibly horny and surreal experience. Really don't know how to phrase it, others did it much better than me.
The american iconography is at its most present here, it turns a western flick into an incredibly horny and surreal experience. Really don't know how to phrase it, others did it much better than me.
Gabriel Silva
2.0★ · 06/30/25
Matthew Barney’s sojourn across the US offers very little in the way of provocative imagery or even little by ways of confusion, creating an atmosphere that is more dull than elusive and engaging.
Perhaps more strange nudity around bees?
Matthew Barney’s sojourn across the US offers very little in the way of provocative imagery or even little by ways of confusion, creating an atmosphere that is more dull than elusive and engaging.
