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Rating:  - Cuban rhythms in the diamond district
This is a complex and ambiguous film that definitely does not achieve these effects by shadows, dim lighting, and murky dialog. This film glitters! If there were no story, no moral ambiguity, no Catherine Deneuve at the mature height of her powers, no dialog at all...even without these things it would be a visual joyride simply to watch the film and visit the Ritz Hotel, the showrooms and backrooms of the high-end jewelry trade, fashionable Paris interiors, the baroque elegance of Le Train Bleu restaurant ... Read More
Rating: - A superior and majuscule dramatis personae!
An alcoholic woman with a visible depth of character, is trapped in a loveless marriage. Eventually her husband will commit suicide, and suddenly she will realize there are five stolen diamonds will force her to get as soon as she can, the reentry in order to reinsert herself into the minimum required normality.
Superior drama that shows us the fabulous Caterine Denenuve in ether of her radiant performances. You will fall in love with this engaging script as well the marvelous nocturnal shots ... Read More
Rating: - Diamonds and Memories
Catherine Deneuve gives one of her finest performances in this elegantly crafted film from director Nicole Garcia. It is beautifully shot in the diamond district of France, even the rain glistening on the sidewalks like fine jewels. This is a complex film of intrigue and personal demons in a world where people love each other a little and use each other a lot, cutting the heart like a diamond, in a swift, irreversible stroke.
Marianne (Catherine Deneuve) is the alcoholic wife of a respected jeweler ... Read More
Rating: - It's Catherine Deneuve's Film, And She's Excellent
Marianne Malivert (Catherine Deneuve) has been married for 18 loveless years to the owner of a famous, stylish Parisian jewelry store. He saved her from jail when she was betrayed by a lover and was caught with stolen jewels that belonged to Malivert. At one time, Marianne knew diamonds and the diamond trade. Now, she's an alcoholic who spends much time in clinics and occasionally time with her husband at his dinner parties for clients. Then one day her husband shows her five perfectly cut diamonds and tells them ... Read More
Rating: - ODDLY GOOD
Like some have pointed out, this isn't much of a thriller and there is just a bit of mystery(the cause of her alcoholism). Oddly, the movie is engaging. Oddly, the movie doesn't drag. Oddly, this movie works.
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