A Horseless Western.
October 11, 1991
1h 17m
EN
Nina Menkes
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.
Tinka Menkes
Firdaus
Emmellda Beech
Best Friend
Jeff Douglas
Cast
Emmellda F. Beech
Cast
Nina Menkes
12
Kathryn Francomacaro
Cast
Jeffrey Eget
Cast
Daniel Villarreal
Cast
Perfecto Mangual
Cast
Stanley Kolacz
Cast
Carolyn Yager
Cast
National Endowment for the Arts
US
AFI
US
Rocky Mountain Film Center
N/A
Menkesfilm
US
