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Darling

6.6

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Original title

Darling

Year

1965

Running time

122 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

John Schlesinger

Screenwriter

Frederic Raphael. Idea: John Schlesinger, Joseph Janni

Cast

Music

John Dankworth

Cinematography

Kenneth Higgins (B&W)

Producer

Joseph Janni Production, Vic Films Productions Ltd, Appia Films Ltd.

Genre

Drama. Romance | Free Cinema. Satire. Comedy-Drama. Romantic Drama

Synopsis

Diana Scott (Julie Christie) is a young, attractive and vivacious London model who decides to climb the social ladder quickly by jumping, rather fecklessly, in and out of assorted beds. She is a reckless seeker of self caught up in a frenzied sexcursion of jet-set Europe, in search of new experiences and finding emptiness at every level. Sardonically comic observations on various forms of self-indulgence among the wealthy emphasize the false values which have destroyed Diana's chance of genuine self-fulfillment.

Awards: 1965: 3 Academy Awards: Best Actress (Julie Christie), Original Screenplay, Costume Design (Ex-aequo). 5 Nominations

1965: Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture (Samuel Goldwyn Award). 3 Nom.

1965: BAFTA Awards: 4 awards including Best British Actor and Actress

1965: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film, Director & Actress (Christie)

1965: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1965: National Board of Review: Top 10 Best Films and Director

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Critics' reviews

"An interesting failure: all the parts work, but somehow they don't make a whole."

Esquire
"Excruciatingly embarrassing at the time, it now looks grotesquely pretentious and pathetically out of touch with the realities of the life-styles that it purports to represent."

Tony Rayns: Time Out

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Darling

1965

John Schlesinger

6.6

(882)