Darling (1965)

Directed by

John Schlesinger

Genre

drama film, romance film, melodrama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

16

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 152 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young model and actress in 1960s London gets involved with two older men. She explores her life and relationships across London, Paris, and Rome.

melancholicbittersweetwryromanticsardoniccynicalatmospheric

What happens

Darling is a 1965 British drama film directed by John Schlesinger from a screenplay written by Frederic Raphael. It stars Julie Christie as Diana Scott, a young successful model and actress in Swinging London, toying with the affections of two older men, played by Dirk Bogarde and Laurence Harvey. The film was shot on location in London, Paris, and Rome and at Shepperton Studios by cinematographer Kenneth Higgins;the musical score was composed by Sir John Dankworth. The film premiered at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival on 16 July 1965, and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 16 September by Anglo-Amalgamated. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing $4.5 million, and received five nominations at the 38th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won in three categories: Best Actress (for Christie), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Costume Design. It also won four BAFTA Awards: Best British Actor (Bogarde), Best British Actress (Christie), Best British Screenplay and Best Art Direction (Black-and-White). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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