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Reflection in a Dead Diamond

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When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d'Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.
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A dazzling monument to lurid cinema that gleams with stylistic verve, Reflection in a Dead Diamond might be directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani's most cohesive and thrilling genre pastiche yet.

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Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Dec 8
3.5/5
Cattet and Forzani’s latest reconfigures the 1960s Europsy feature for a kaleidoscopic, violent vision of self-identity and fading memories. Go to Full Review
John Anderson Wall Street Journal Dec 5
The energy and style serve as an homage to Euro-spy thrillers of the past, but the technique also accomplishes something that’s been tried multiple times but not quite so well: translating the visual tack -- and smack -- of a graphic novel into cinema. Go to Full Review
Isaac Feldberg RogerEbert.com Dec 5
3/4
This is a hypnotic, invigorating film, and a step up for the duo—much like the diamonds that shimmer so seductively through their frames, it has a cold, bright, gem-like brilliance. Go to Full Review
Liam Maguren Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Jan 8
Once you’ve settled into the nostalgia of it all with its prominent film grain, classic score, and swingin’ sixties production, the film contorts those comfy memories with an accelerating descent into cinematic madness. Go to Full Review
Aaron Neuwirth We Live Entertainment Dec 26
8/10
It’s a wild ride for anyone looking for something far out and dazzling. Go to Full Review
Ben Miller InSession Film Dec 19
B
Reflection in a Dead Diamond might be confusing and alienating, but if you let the iconography and intrigue take you in, you might find yourself overwhelmed and enhanced by the experience. Go to Full Review
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Dave K @AmongTheDouglasFirs Jan 6 A hell of a trip and one of the best films I’ve ever seen. Imagine if David Lynch and Satoshi Kon had collaborated to make a feature-length, live-action Archer finale in a grindhouse style. Yes, it’s as mad as it sounds, yet incredibly beautiful at the same time. So much more I could say, but wouldn’t want to risk spoiling it. Just go and watch it now. See more Craig W @CJWolfe27 Dec 21 An enjoyable movie with great camera work See more Luis C @willowking Dec 19 A fever dream that feels like it’s moving at 1000 frames per second. Just breathtaking. See more Cyns Corner Dec 18 1.5/5.0 STARS - Watched this back in early November. Despite stylish visuals and colorful cinematography, Reflection in a Dead Diamond is a baffling, disjointed spy homage that mistakes confusion for depth. What’s meant to be dazzling comes across as an incoherent kaleidoscope of images, leaving little narrative to latch onto. Video review: https://youtu.be/04PT6CW0waQ See more Lucifer M Dec 11 A beautiful homage to 60s-70s spy films with an avant-garde, grindhouse twist that’ll have any cinephile gushing over it. Lines are blurred between what is memory, what is real and what is fiction. With phenomenal cinematography, slick editing and a gorgeously talented cast, I simply don’t have anything negative to say about this great piece of art. It’s been a few days since I’ve watched it and I’m still pondering on this film. I just wish films like this had more recognition See more B P @Bradster69 Dec 5 Pulp Meets High Art in Kaleidoscopic Eurospy Throwback See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d'Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.
Director
Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Producer
Pierre Foulon
Screenwriter
Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Distributor
Shudder
Production Co
Kozak Films
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 21, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2025
Runtime
1h 27m
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