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Queen of Diamonds is a 1991 American independent drama film directed by Nina Menkes, starring her sister Tinka Menkes.
Nov 29, 1991 · Queen of Diamonds: Directed by Nina Menkes. With Tinka Menkes, Jeff Douglas, Emmellda Beech, Kathryn Francomacaro. Amid glittering casino lights and desert landscapes of Las Vegas, a blackjack dealer called Firdaus ponders the fate of her missing husband while her next-door neighbors deal in mutual abuse.
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- Drama
- Nina Menkes
- 1991-11-29
Critically acclaimed for her radical and original cinematic work, Nina Menkes’ Queen of Diamonds (Sundance ’91) is the second title in a quartet of films….
Apr 25, 2019 · Even at a terse 76 minutes, “Queen of Diamonds” is not an easy film. But it’s an essential one.
- Nina Menkes
May 7, 2019 · QUEEN OF DIAMONDS: A Masterful Depiction Of Life On The Margins. May 7, 2019. Lee Jutton. Nina Menkes’ 1991 drama Queen of Diamonds chronicles the directionless drift of a Las Vegas blackjack dealer (played by the director’s sister and collaborator, Tinka Menkes ).
- Lee Jutton
Apr 19, 2019 · Critically acclaimed for her radical feminist body of work, Nina Menkes’ Queen of Diamonds (Sundance ’91) is the second title in a quartet of films (alongside The Great Sadness of Zohara (1983...
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Directed by Nina Menkes. A Horseless Western. 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. Remove Ads.
