Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo Directed by Jessica Oreck
i2009, 90 min
Working backwards through hsitory, Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo explores the mystery of the development of Japan’s love affair with bugs. using insects like an anthropologist’s toolkit, the film uncover Japanese philosophies that will shift Westerners’ perspectives on nature, beauty, life, and even the seamingly mundane realities of their day-to-day routines. For show time schedule and movie trailer visit http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/beetlequeen
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“A parade of loosely, lyrically related scenes and images imbues the film with a wonder worthy of its subjects.” Wesley Morris - The Boston Globe “Beautifully filmed, seductively narrated.” V.A. Musetto - New York Post “a doorway to something huge and eternal. Bring the kids.” Joshua Rothkopf - Time Out New York “Entrancing.” David Edelstein - New York Magazine “Jessica Oreck’s documentary essay about Japan’s fascination with insects observes the phenomenon with a curious, incisive eye.” Richard Brody - The New Yorker “An expansive take on the world in miniature.” Eric Hynes - The Village Voice “Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo manages to be an illuminating, delightful, breathtaking and captivating documentary for all ages.” Avi Offer - New York Movie Guru “Dazzling.” Mark Rifkin - This Week in New York “Engaging and poetic.” Maria Garcia - Film Journal International “Remarkable..quietly spellbinding” Justin Chang - VARIETY “Beetle Queen bristles with kinetic energy…A film to be heard as as seen” Micheal Chaiken FILM COMMENT “One of the more exhilarating new documentaries.” Michael Tully - Hammer to Nail
