Diamonds (film)
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| German title | Diamonds |
| Original title | Diamonds |
| Country of production | Germany , United States |
| original language | English , Polish , German |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | John Mallory Asher |
| script | Allan Aaron Katz |
| production | Patricia Green |
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Rick Chadock Joel Goldsmith |
| camera | Paul Elliott |
| cut | Carroll Timothy O'Meara |
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Diamonds (Alternative title: Diamonds - The crook with the diamond heart ) is an American comedy film from 1999 . It was produced by the Total Film Group and the German Cinerenta Medienbeteiligung for Miramax . Filming took place in Reno , Nevada and on Donner Lake in the Tahoe National Forest , California . The film premiered at the Deauville Festival of American Cinema in early September 1999 and was released on DVD in Germany in April 2001.
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An older man and his estranged son look for treasure and try to improve their relationship. Harry Agensky is a former welterweight boxing champion who lives in Canada with his son Moses. Harry's other son, Lance, finds that his father was never interested in his dreams and ambitions , which is why he doesn't have a good relationship with his father now. Lance's relationship with his son Michael isn't much better. Lonely since his wife's death and frail from a stroke, Harry plans to retire on a ranch in Northern Canada, but cannot afford it. Lance invites Harry to go on a skiing holiday with Michael and Harry accepts the invitation. Harry claims he threw a fight years ago and should be paid in diamonds hidden somewhere in Las Vegas . If he could find the gems, he would be able to buy the ranch. Lance has doubts, but he helps Harry and the three of them hope to find the diamonds. On the way there, the men visit Madame Sin-Dee's brothel after Harry can convince the others. The three find the diamonds and Harry and Lance make it up again.
reception
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Critics particularly praised the acting performance of Kirk Douglas, but attested the film a bad plot , implausible characters and poor performance of the other actors. For Roger Ebert , Douglas' achievement was the only salvation of an otherwise poor film.
The lexicon of international films describes the film as a comedic road movie that was staged and played solidly. It promotes mutual understanding between three generations and also acts as a tribute to the main actor Douglas, who, like the main character, suffers from the effects of a stroke. All in all, the film offers harmless, personable entertainment.
The film did not become a huge box office success, only opening in 27 theaters in the United States, where it grossed just $ 88,428 .
The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
Web links
- Diamonds in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Diamonds at Rotten Tomatoes , accessed November 18, 2015
- ^ Diamonds at Metacritic , accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ Diamonds in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Diamonds. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .