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The White Diamond DVD

NR (Not Rated) :: Fox Lorber :: Released: 2005-10-25

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The White Diamond Summary WHITE DIAMOND, THE (DVD MOVIE)

Acclaimed Filmmaker Werner Herzog (grizzly Man ,aguirre: The Wrath Of God, Fitzcarraldo) Follows Enigmatic Airship Engineer Dr. Graham Dorrington As He Embarks On A Trip In The Heart Of Guyana To Test His New Helium-filled Invention Above The Rainforest. Dubbed The "white Diamond" On Account Of Its Unique Teardrop Shape, The Expedition Begins With Some Early Mishaps But Is Soon Airborne High Above The Treetops. With Every Success Though, Dorrington Is Haunted By A Similar Expedition Twelve Years Ago That Killed His Friend As They Were Testing An Airship Much Like The "white Diamond." Herzog Magnificently Captures Dorrington's Struggles To Atone For What He Calls "a Stupid, Meaningless Accident" While At The Same Time Presenting Stunning Never-before-seen Images Of The True Beauty Of Nature.

It's a good bet there are no directors who float between feature and documentary filmmaking as smoothly as Werner Herzog. The White Diamond (2004) is a companion piece of sorts to his well-received Grizzly Man. Both are about eccentric dreamers who travel to harsh landscapes following their dream with tragic consequences. In other words, perfect "Herzogian" fodder. Two important differences: White Diamond is filmed in the standard way (not piecing together another's videotape) and the tragedy occurred years before cameras rolled. Dr. Graham Dorrington is a man driven to fly. The Cambridge scientist creates new types of airships to explore the canopy of tropical rain forests. Herzog and his crew follow Dorrington to Guyana to see if this new-age dirigible can bring us closer to this fragile and important ecosystem. The film is less about what those discoveries might mean and more a portrait of a man. This is not Dorrington's first attempt to go to the jungle. A haunting accident a decade earlier in the forests of Borneo nags at him and Herzog prods Dorrington's recollections. The 90-minute film has some very rich side trips well worth taking: a legend of the gigantic Kaieteur Falls, the diamond mines of the area, and getting to know one of the hired porters. Herzog injects his own thoughts and gets into the action (he's on the initial flight, much to the chagrin of some of the team members) while delivering a satisfying, gorgeously shot film. --Doug Thomas

White Diamond DVD Techincal Details Cast: Werner Herzog, Götz Dieter Plage, Adrian de Schryver, Annette Scheurich
Director: Werner Herzog
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 90 mins
UPC: 720917546926
Binding: DVD
Studio: Fox Lorber
Release Date: 2005-10-25
Region Code: 1
Specs: Color, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown), English (Original Language), German (Original Language),