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| By Todd Sokolove |
Diamond on Vinyl
Directed, Written, and Produced by J.R. Hughto
Starring Sonja Kinski, Brian McGuire, Nina Millin, Jeff Doucette
The new film from writer/director/producer J.R. Hughto Diamond on Vinyl is a well-crafted exploration of personal attraction and motivation in our age of smart phones and internet video. But it's also a story of obsession over a fairly obscure object – Safe and Sound, Volume 4, a rare vinyl recording of "conversations" meant to be played on repeat by home owners while out of the house.
For the film's audiophile protagonist, Henry, the record appears to have been life changing, to the extent that recording conversations (mostly unbeknownst to others) becomes his lifeblood. Normal and rational social interaction seems to escape Henry, and it clearly starts to take a toll on his relationship with his girlfriend Beth.