Fresh
Herzog loves to document humanity's perpetual struggle with nature, and in The White Diamond, the jungle -- sometimes makes sophisticated human technology laughably clumsy.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
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The White Diamond
Overview
This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its maiden flight above the jungle canopy.
Director and cast
- Werner Herzog Director
- Werner Herzog as Narrator (voice)
- Graham Dorrington as Self
- Annette Scheurich as Self
- Marc Anthony Yhap as Self
- Dieter Plage as Self (archive footage)
- Adrian de Schryver as Self (archive footage)
- Michael Wilk as Self
- Anthony Melville as Self
- Jan-Peter Meewes as Self
- Jason Gibson as Self
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Although The White Diamond is entire of itself, it earns its place among the other treasures and curiosities in Herzog's work.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
When we finally see the ship sailing through majestic cloud formations over the breathtaking Amazon canopy, the name seems absolutely fitting -- for a gem of an aircraft and a jewel of a movie.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Herzog's eye for the weird sometimes makes the docu feel strained, but engaging characters imbue the pic with depth and emotional appeal.
Russell Edwards, Variety
Fresh
A minor but often visually stunning meditation on nature and man's desire to conquer it.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
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