FILM REVIEWS: No diamonds in 'Necklace'

University Wire | November 29, 2001| | Copyright

Iain Morton
University Wire
11-29-2001
(Daily Trojan) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- In the mid-18th century, King Louis XV commissioned a necklace for his famed mistress, Madame du Barry. Spanning the globe, the royal jewelers of France collected the world's best stones in a vulgar display of decadence that would allegedly lead to the downfall of one of the most famous monarchies the world has ever known. The 2,800-carat, 647-diamond monstrosity never adorned the neck of its intended wearer. The king died and his mistress was exiled long before it was ever completed, leaving the royal jewelers ...

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