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Darling (1965)

08/03/1965 Drama, Romance 2h 2m
67%
User
Score
7.0/10
73%

When she was good she was very, very good… and when she was bad she was DARLING!

Overview

The swinging London, early sixties. Beautiful but shallow, Diana Scott is a professional advertising model, a failed actress, a vocationally bored woman, who toys with the affections of several men while gaining fame and fortune.

John Schlesinger

Director

Frederic Raphael

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Diana Scott

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Robert Gold

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Miles Brand

José Luis de Vilallonga

José Luis de Vilallonga

Prince Cesare della Romita

Roland Curram

Roland Curram

Malcolm

Basil Henson

Basil Henson

Alec Prosser-Jones

Dante Posani

Dante Posani

Gino

Umberto Raho

Umberto Raho

Signor Palucci

Alex Scott

Alex Scott

Sean Martin

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Media

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Reviews

A review by Nutshell

Written on August 3, 2019

A sometimes interesting character study of a young actress / model and her downward spiral in 1960s London. Good performances all around, but no likeable characters at all. Possibly good fare for a rainy Saturday afternoon....

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on November 10, 2022

Julie Christie is on top form as the determined "Diana". She is an attractive aspiring model and nothing is going to stop her reaching her goals - fame and fortune! She is married and initially in love with "Tony" (TR Bowen) but a chance interview with "Gold" (Dirk Bogarde) offers her new opportunities and horizons and soon they are adulterers together! Not for long though, he introduces her to "Brand" (Laurence Harvey) and, well you get the drift. Finally, she ends up in a bit of a shell marriage to the Prince Cesare (José Luis de Vilallonga) and it is at this point she gives the interview that provides us with this retrospective of her life that is largely told via flashback. John Schlesinger works his cast really well here and together with a cleverly constructed screenplay from Freder...

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