Re-enactment of how the 726-carat Jonker diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 by the family of Jacobus Jonker, how it was sold to Harry Winston, and how it was cut by Lazare Kaplan..
Is it worth a watch? Honestly, only if you're a weirdo like me who enjoys watching dusty, mid-century educational shorts. If you're looking for drama or, I don't know, a plot that keeps you awake, you’ll probably hate it. It’s a dry, factual slog, but it has that weird, grainy charm that makes you wonder why anyone tho...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Jacques Tourneur
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"Is it worth a watch? Honestly, only if you're a weirdo like me who enjoys watching dusty, mid-century educational shorts. If you're looking for drama or, I don't know, a plot that keeps you awake, you’ll probably hate it. It’s a dry, factual slog, but it has that weird, grainy charm that makes you wonder why anyone thought this specific story needed to be told this way. It opens with a lot of heavy-handed narration. You know, the kind that tries to make a hunk of carbon seem like the most impor..."
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