Three Examples of Myself as Queen (1994) Poster

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2/10
Not good...
chas7710 September 2003
Warning: Spoilers
In this particular "film" Biller is a queen bee and sits around while a bunch of male bees sing silly songs. There is nothing particularly clever about these rhymes and songs. Surprisingly enough, the art-student looking actors don't look too embarrassed. If you are into looking at dorks in bee suits standing around singing silly songs while the lead actress lies on a bed of some kind, then by all means, rent this one.

*SPOILER ALERT!!*

The final short in this comp shows promise as Biller films outside for the first time. We see her and a friend walk into a party where some "hip", garagey kind of band is playing. They actually sound kind of good, though it looks like they are lip synching everything. Biller gets surrounded by all the men and is forced to run outside. The men, in turn, uh, grow dog masks on their face and Biller is rescued by ... get this ... a prince on a white horse. She spouts some idiotic manifesto that makes little sense (but who could care, given that her acting is completely wooden?) and she walks off on a white path that suddenly appears, leading to a castle far off. Don't know how they achieved that effect...but I'm sure it must have blown their budget of the $200.00 ...

To be avoided.

6/30/09 edit: Just saw the director's "Viva" which is actually a pretty funny film. My opinion of this mess still stands but don't let that hold you back from the sexploitation romp that is "Viva"...
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8/10
Offbeat fun.
marshall crist10 May 2007
This ambitious anthology strives to capture a variety of tones and settings. The first segment, in French, captures the ennui of the ruling class. The second is like an elementary school play written by a lunatic; it's about a queen bee and her servants' attempts to find the perfect new digs. The third starts out as a swinging '60's go-go party with attempted gang rape and mutates into a fairy tale with a surprisingly non-traditional ending. If you are not endeared (or are even turned off) by this collection's rough edges, you may at least be grateful for it's playful humor. Anna Biller's kaleidoscopic knowledge of Hollywood genres and clichés is put to use (as it has been with increasing confidence and precision since) to create mind-jarring and whimsically enjoyable juxtapositions.
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