Michelle Ingkavet

CREMASTER 5 is a five-act opera (sung in Hungarian) set in late-ninteenth century Budapest. The last film in the series, it represents the moment when the testicles are finally released and sexual differentiation is fully attained. The lamenting tone of the opera suggests that Barney invisions this as a moment of tragedy and loss. The primary character is the Queen of Chain (played by Ursula Andress). Barney, himself, plays three characters who appear in the mind of the Queen: her Diva, Magician, and Giant. The Magician is a stand-in for Harry Houdini, who was born in Budapest in 1874 and appears as a recurring character in the Cremaster cycle.

During a training exercise Frank White and his team are ambushed by former Soviet soldiers. Frank is kidnapped and a North Korean scientist attempts to brainwash him while his team tries to locate him. Later Frank has to go undercover with a group of eco terrorists to protect his commanders daughter who has joined the group. Frank realizes that there is a traitor in the group and must try to find out who it is, while finding the group is suspecting him.

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.