Queen of Hearts (2011) Poster

(III) (2011)

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6/10
Dealing a deck
Prismark101 September 2015
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Apparently this short film has a budget of £500.00 which leads me to presume a lot of people including the cast which consists of Kate Mara, Jason Flemyng and Aneurin Barnard would had given their services for free.

There is no dialogue in this short, the film lasts less than three minutes and consists of Flemyng dealing a deck of cards in a café.

We then cut to a medieval scene shot in a castle in Wales as Flemyng plays a chivalrous knight who rides to fight a presumed blackguard warrior played by Barnard for the love of the Queen played by Kate Mara.

After a short sword fight, Fleming rides off with the Queen and we cut back to the café and see that Flemyng is playing cards with Barnard and the last card dealt is the Queen of Hearts.

Its a short which is an exercise of economy of storytelling and striking use of lighting and well crafted use of music. Obviously Chris Foggin (Director) and Tasha Black (Cinematographer) have extensive credits as assistant directors camera assistants and this is a showcase of what else they can do as well as a labour of love.
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6/10
Neat Film!
KyleLicht30 June 2019
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There are three actors in this, and all famous and talented. However, I initially decided to watch it because of Kate Mara. The production value is excellent. The parallel storyline is that two men are playing cards, trying to get the queen of hearts and it is allegorized in his head as fighting for the queen literally, with swords. There isn't much more to it than that and it doesn't offer a lot besides being a neat film. It's done well and fun to watch so there isn't anything to bash, nor is there anything to praise. It's a good short.
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