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“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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The Last Diamond
Drama · Crime · Thriller · 2014
Simon, a burglar on probation, agreed to go on the biggest shot of his life: The flight of the "Florentine", a mythical diamond set auction by its owners. To succeed, he must approach Julia, expert diamond for sale which is a considerable personal and family issue. Beyond a jigsaw particularly daring, Julia Simon will lead to a destiny she could not imagine.
Movie details
The Last Diamond
2014 Drama · Crime · Thriller 1h 48m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
Simon, a burglar on probation, agreed to go on the biggest shot of his life: The flight of the "Florentine", a mythical diamond set auction by its owners. To succeed, he must approach Julia, expert diamond for sale which is a considerable personal and family issue. Beyond a jigsaw particularly daring, Julia Simon will lead to a destiny she could not imagine.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Last Diamond?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Eric Barbier
Written by
Eric Barbier · Marie Eynard · Trân-Minh Nam
Yvan Attal
Simon
Bérénice Bejo
Julia Neuville
Jean-François Stévenin
Albert
Antoine Basler
Scylla
Jacques Spiesser
Pierre Neuville
A
Annie Cordy
Inès de Boissière
Michel Israël
Jacques Galley
Court is in session
Put The Last Diamond on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.