Queen Page #4

Synopsis: In this reversal of Henry Purcell's famous 1689 aria, 'Dido's Lament,' Queen Dido kills Aeneas by biting him to death, instead of killing herself, as Virgil would have it. Here, Queen Dido is an opera singer from Trinidad who is inspired by the post-coital cannibalism of praying mantises. She sings the famous lament to lure Aeneas, a New York graffiti artist, to her industrial boudoir. Once Aeneas arrives, he is summoned by a strange, giggling and sleepy guard who instructs him to lay down on the Shag Carpet of Death. Aeneas awaits his doom, almost desiring it. When Queen Dido arrives they begin to have sex, an enjoyment that ends in tragedy as Queen Dido carries out her insect-inspired desire.
Year:
2014
15 min
849 Views


I think I'm even more excited,

by God, than you.

I know.

That holy hole will

be breached at last.

The one you've kept it like a mutual

fund. Now's the time to break it.

Shut up,

Loony, Mummy will hear you.

You're on the run or something?

Since I was 17, I've dreamed of

a honeymoon in my favourite city.

Goa?

No, Foreign country.

Paris. Paris is my favourite city.

His is Amsterdam.

Amsterdam? Where's that?

It's close to Paris.

You have to take a train.

- When do you leave?

- The day after the wedding.

Madam, you're going to Paris.

Let us at least get to the window.

Hey!

It's OK Chintu, let it go.

I want to close my account.

- Congratulations. Congratulations.

- Listen to me...

We've come to bless the bride!

The wedding was supposed to happen,

but it's cancelled now.

Please listen to me.

You handle them.

I want to go on my honeymoon.

Rani...

Do you really want to go?

Yes.

Is it necessary?

No.

I won't go if you don't want me to.

You could have taken

Chintu with you...

Call me on that computer

thing everyday.

And meet Verma aunty in Paris.

You will, won't you?

Won't you?

"Why am I pursued by shadows?"

"I have to coax

myself into believing"

"In these broken and worn-out lies"

"While I wander, aimlessly"

"Why did this betrayer

wander into my life?"

"Only to vanish again?"

"Why did he leave me with

this freight of shadows?"

"Why did this betrayer

wander into my life?"

"Only to vanish again?"

"Why did he leave me with

this freight of shadows?"

Taxi.

Taxi.

Taxi is there.

To "Champ Elly Sis"?

What?

To "Champs Elly $63!?"

What?

- Champs Elyses!

- Okay. Let's go.

Myself, Rani my room here.

Rani? Just a second.

Sorry! No room Rani.

Mr. and Mrs. Dhingra?

Dhingra?

Yes.

"My shoulders can't

take this weight"

"Whatever I touch, falls to dust"

"As I try to weave

my own web of fate"

"As I make these weak

and wasted prayers"

"No one seems to care"

"Why did this betrayer

wander into my life?"

"Only to vanish again?"

"Why did he leave me with

this freight of shadows?"

Mummy, mummy!

Rani's on the computer. Come quick.

Come on, everyone, perk up.

It's Rani.

Rani, how are you?

Did you reach safely?

Is everything all right?

Mummy, I can't see you.

Can't see me? What do you mean?

- Mummy, just sit down.

- Oh right.

Better now?

Are you all right?

Any problems on the way?

And from the airport to the hotel?

How did you manage?

Is it cold?

A little chilly.

But you're not wearing a sweater.

It's not chilly inside.

Oh okay. But Rani, you catch

cold easily. Take care of yourself.

Uncle Minky's come?

Your Uncle has a fire offering.

We thought we'd go.

And pray for you.

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Enrico Cullen

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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