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Darling

Darling

Drama · Romance · 1965

Diana, a beautiful but shallow and easily distracted model and failed actress, toys with the affections of several men while attempting to gain fame and fortune in Swinging London.

Movie details

Darling

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

1965 Drama · Romance 2h 8m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

Diana, a beautiful but shallow and easily distracted model and failed actress, toys with the affections of several men while attempting to gain fame and fortune in Swinging London.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Darling?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Schlesinger

Written by

Frederic Raphael

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

Court is in session

Put Darling on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.