Thursday, 7 April 2011

Diamonds Are a Movie's Best Friend

By Sharon Cole


There are a number of prominent movies where diamonds play a key role with the storyline or even make a certain part of the motion picture legendary. The splendour & elegance of gleaming diamonds, the characteristics which make the valuable gemstones so well known & beloved, are without a doubt behind the passion for diamonds obvious in numerous types of popular entertainment.

Motion pictures such as "Diamonds are Forever" in the James Bond franchise & Alfred Hitchcock's "To Catch a Thief" , tales of suspense and intrigue, include characters working undercover to solve mysteries in the criminal underworld of diamond smugglers & jewel thieves in the 1960s. The "Pink Panther" series of comedies send up this kind of movie, telling a comparable story in a humorous, campy way.

The number "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" became a universal hit when performed in the film version of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by legendary screen beauty Marilyn Monroe, and enjoyed a revival with a new musical arrangement for "Moulin Rouge", with lead vocals provided by actress Nicole Kidman. The song was established in the original "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" stage musical by Broadway great Carol Channing.

A diamond story covering serious subject matter can be found in the recent film "Blood Diamond", which drew a lot of attention to the violent regimes supported by illegal diamond trading and inspired many jewelers to begin investigating their sources and make the change to dealing only in conflict free diamonds.

Cult classic "The Breakfast Club" uses a pair of diamond stud earrings to signify a pair of very different people coming to have an understanding of one another and falling in love. At first, wealthy Claire is furious at being quizzed regarding her expensive diamond earrings by a less privileged student, who asks if Claire has ever had to work to pay for the earrings or anything else. In the end, of course, they fall for each other and in one of the movie's closing scenes Claire places one of her diamond earrings in her new beau's ear.

The dramatic presence and effect of diamonds make them ideal for the unique plot twists and amusing metaphors audiences love to see.




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