The White Diamond

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2005 Filmcritic.com

The White Diamond is actually a tiny blimp, the life's work of one Dr. Graham Dorrington, designed with a singular purpose: To explore the rain forest canopy from the tops of the trees. In itself it's not much of a story, but Dorrington eventually reveals that his obesssion is drawn in part from his good friend Dieter Plage, who fell from a similar blimp 11 years earlier, landing with a thud only a few feet away from him. Dorrington's stories about building his funny little blimp are whimsical to the point of irrelevance -- there's nothing terribly exciting about this technology, to be honest -- but when he talks about Plage, the film ascends to some dizzy, emotional heights. Worth a peek.

Rating

3.0 out of 5 Stars

  • Director: Werner Herzog
  • Producer: Annette Scheurich
  • Screenwriter:
  • Stars: Graham Dorrington
  • MPAA Rating: NR

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