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Queen of Diamonds (1991)

Directed by Nina Menkes

Drama

Overview

Firdaus is a Blackjack dealer in a Las Vegas landscape juxtaposed between glittering casino lights and the deteriorating desert oasis. Negotiating a missing husband and neighboring domestic violence, Firdaus’ world unfolds as a fragmented interplay between repetition and repressed anger.

Length 77 minutes

Actors

Tinka Menkes | Emmellda Beech | Jeff Douglas | Emmellda F. Beech | Kathryn Francomacaro | Jeffrey Eget | Daniel Villarreal | Perfecto Mangual | Stanley Kolacz | Carolyn Yager | Evelyn A. Goss | Harry Kokurin | Shannon Alexander | Holly Erickson | Andrew Schnierow | Gerardo Gaxiola | Ken Oustad | Rich Andrews | Ed Forbis | Yvonne Chevalier

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Saw this on 35mm at CFS and wanted to revisit since MUBI has a bunch of her films. I really dig the lowkey slice of life docudrama nature of this… where nothing is really happening yet life is happening and you’re observing it. Totally chill film for me. I love the circus elephants yet it also makes me sad to see them.

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