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Nothing Lasts Forever

Illusions and reality merge, where authenticity and imagination overlap, and questions arise about the value we place on the goods around us.

Director

Jason Kohn

Year

Genre

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N/A

Production

Kilo Films,Showtime Documentary Films

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations

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https://www.sho.com/titles/3463788/nothing-lasts-forever

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After all, it's been - Nothing Lasts Forever

After all, it's been

Of course, the diamond content
in the full hoop - Nothing Lasts Forever

Of course, the diamond content in the full hoop...

Was it a half hoop
or a full hoop - Nothing Lasts Forever

Was it a half hoop or a full hoop...

[man] I think she'd prefer
the full hoop. - Nothing Lasts Forever

[man] I think she'd prefer the full...

[Mary]
Jane, those are diamonds. - Nothing Lasts Forever

[Mary] Jane, those are diamonds....

I know. Aren't they gorgeous? - Nothing Lasts Forever

I know. Aren't they gorgeous?

[man] It's always worth
showing an expensive piece - Nothing Lasts Forever

[man] It's always worth showing an expen...

Uh, so what's the point
of attracting people - Nothing Lasts Forever

Uh, so what's the point of attracting peo...

[whirring] - Nothing Lasts Forever

[woman] The value of a diamond
depends on four characteristics. - Nothing Lasts Forever

[woman] The value of a diamond depends on four charact...

The larger the diamond, - Nothing Lasts Forever

The larger the diamond,

However,
it's the quality of the cut - Nothing Lasts Forever

However, it's the quality of the cut...

Yes, well, internal
characteristics are only - Nothing Lasts Forever

Yes, well, internal characteristics are only...

[man]
And, of course, - Nothing Lasts Forever

[man] And, of course,...

[interviewer] But if a diamond
can be produced in a laboratory, - Nothing Lasts Forever

[interviewer] But if a diamond can be produced in a la...

I can tell you only this is
a good question. [laughs] - Nothing Lasts Forever

I can tell you only this is a good question. [laug...

When I started
in the diamond business, um, - Nothing Lasts Forever

When I started in the diamond business, um,...

I said, "Mom, I don't want
to take your money." - Nothing Lasts Forever

I said, "Mom, I don't want to take yo...

You'll talk differently
if you have - Nothing Lasts Forever

You'll talk differently if you have...

You wear something
that's valuable - Nothing Lasts Forever

You wear something that's valuable...

Your sense of confidence,
your sense of who you are, - Nothing Lasts Forever

Your sense of confidence, your sense of who you ar...

The real thing has... - Nothing Lasts Forever

The real thing has...

Brings with it a certain sense
of "I know it's real." - Nothing Lasts Forever

Brings with it a certain sense of "I know it&...

[interviewer]
When I tell people - Nothing Lasts Forever

[interviewer] When I tell people...

He sets the prices of diamonds." - Nothing Lasts Forever

He sets the prices of diamonds."

I don't legitimize a product
that I believe is gonna be seen - Nothing Lasts Forever

I don't legitimize a product that I believe is g...

And when we apply the pressure
and the temperature - Nothing Lasts Forever

And when we apply the pressure and the temperatu...

[Rapaport] Synthetic diamonds
were not that new, - Nothing Lasts Forever

[Rapaport] Synthetic diamonds were not that ...

Visually, even to the most
experienced gemologist, - Nothing Lasts Forever

Visually, even to the most experienced gemologis...

[murmuring] - Nothing Lasts Forever

[Rapaport]
A synthetic diamond - Nothing Lasts Forever

[Rapaport] A synthetic diamond...

The consumer is used to
having technology - Nothing Lasts Forever

The consumer is used to having technology...

Are you crazy?
The wedding ring is a sign - Nothing Lasts Forever

Are you crazy? The wedding ring is a sign...

"Put it on a scale,
and that's our marriage." - Nothing Lasts Forever

"Put it on a scale, and that's our m...

The diamond's actually
a symbol of commitment. - Nothing Lasts Forever

The diamond's actually a symbol of commit...

The woman projects
the value of the diamond - Nothing Lasts Forever

The woman projects the value of the diamond...

"He's giving me something
of great value - Nothing Lasts Forever

"He's giving me something of great...

I just got a better deal
'cause it's man-made." - Nothing Lasts Forever

I just got a better deal 'cause it's ...

They're gonna come back
in ten years, - Nothing Lasts Forever

They're gonna come back in ten years,...

What's my relationship worth?" - Nothing Lasts Forever

What's my relationship worth?"

I was at a birthday party
in Paris, - Nothing Lasts Forever

I was at a birthday party in Paris,...

I designed
your engagement ring." - Nothing Lasts Forever

I designed your engagement ring."...

Well, how much
should it have cost?" - Nothing Lasts Forever

Well, how much should it have cost?"...

The truth about diamonds is
they're all exactly the same - Nothing Lasts Forever

The truth about diamonds is they're all exactly...

None of them are particularly - Nothing Lasts Forever

None of them are particularly

Suspenseful music - Nothing Lasts Forever

Suspenseful music

And De Beers has convinced - Nothing Lasts Forever

And De Beers has convinced

And the way they did it
was by inventing a product-- - Nothing Lasts Forever

And the way they did it was by inventing a produ...

But before that, - Nothing Lasts Forever

But before that,

And in this case, - Nothing Lasts Forever

And in this case,

[Raden]
De Beers invented - Nothing Lasts Forever

[Raden] De Beers invented...

People want the thing,
the best thing, - Nothing Lasts Forever

People want the thing, the best thing,...

[reporter] De Beers is
the diamond business, - Nothing Lasts Forever

[reporter] De Beers is the diamond busines...

Curious music - Nothing Lasts Forever

...increasing it in good years
and reducing it in bad - Nothing Lasts Forever

...increasing it in good years and reducing it in ...

[reporter 2]
A century after it began, - Nothing Lasts Forever

[reporter 2] A century after it began,...

[Raden]
It's impossible to say - Nothing Lasts Forever

[Raden] It's impossible to say...

[reporter 2]
Its monopolistic control - Nothing Lasts Forever

[reporter 2] Its monopolistic control...

[man]
Well, until there's - Nothing Lasts Forever

[man] Well, until there's...

[Raden] And that's fine,
because it's not - Nothing Lasts Forever

[Raden] And that's fine, because it...

[Raden]
Then again, - Nothing Lasts Forever

[Raden] Then again,...

[engine rumbling] - Nothing Lasts Forever

[engine rumbling]

[Stephen Lussier]
History has always been - Nothing Lasts Forever

[Stephen Lussier] History has always been...

The generation - Nothing Lasts Forever

De Beers was controlled by
the Oppenheimers since really - Nothing Lasts Forever

De Beers was controlled by the Oppenheimers since r...

But they're all gone,
and, well, I'm still there, - Nothing Lasts Forever

But they're all gone, and, well, I'm ...

Yeah, you know,
it helps in life to be lucky. - Nothing Lasts Forever

Yeah, you know, it helps in life to be lucky....

There must have been
something ordained - Nothing Lasts Forever

There must have been something ordained...

Some say, "What's your job,
then, Stephen?" - Nothing Lasts Forever

Some say, "What's your job, then, S...

People don't know, huh, - Nothing Lasts Forever

People don't know, huh,

Some of them older
than stars in the sky. - Nothing Lasts Forever

Some of them older than stars in the sky....

Yeah, we can synthesize carbon, - Nothing Lasts Forever

Yeah, we can synthesize carbon,

We can't make something
which is a billion years old - Nothing Lasts Forever

We can't make something which is a billion ...

We can't make something where
every one is inherently unique. - Nothing Lasts Forever

We can't make something where every one is inherent...

And we can't make something
that has an intrinsic rarity - Nothing Lasts Forever

And we can't make something that has an intri...

And the one thing that - Nothing Lasts Forever

And the one thing that

Playful music - Nothing Lasts Forever

People aren't quite sure
what it is or what it isn't, - Nothing Lasts Forever

People aren't quite sure what it is or what i...

You know, there are
some ways to make it - Nothing Lasts Forever

You know, there are some ways to make it...

The question becomes: - Nothing Lasts Forever

The question becomes:

Detection I'm not fussed about, - Nothing Lasts Forever

Detection I'm not fussed about,

Intriguing music - Nothing Lasts Forever

Intriguing music

[John Janik]
Do you perceive aluminum - Nothing Lasts Forever

[John Janik] Do you perceive aluminum...

Do you know that
there's an aluminum - Nothing Lasts Forever

Do you know that there's an aluminum...

Because aluminum, at the time - Nothing Lasts Forever

Because aluminum, at the time

And then,
like a couple years later, - Nothing Lasts Forever

And then, like a couple years later,...

So, what was once, you know,
really coveted and valuable - Nothing Lasts Forever

So, what was once, you know, really coveted and val...

[woman] John Janik,
he is a Carnegie fellow - Nothing Lasts Forever

[woman] John Janik, he is a Carnegie fe...

Okay, so here you have these,
um, synthetic diamonds. - Nothing Lasts Forever

Okay, so here you have these, um, synthetic diamon...

You took them
to the Diamond District-- - Nothing Lasts Forever

You took them to the Diamond District--...

Nothing Lasts Forever poster

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Illusions and reality merge, where authenticity and imagination overlap, and questions arise about the value we place on the goods around us.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jason Kohn

Writer: N/A

Production: Kilo Films,Showtime Documentary Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 10 Feb 2023

Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations

Homepage: https://www.sho.com/titles/3463788/nothing-lasts-forever