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Darling 
Film posterDirected by John Schlesinger Produced by Joseph Janni Written by Frederic Raphael Starring Laurence Harvey
Dirk Bogarde
Julie ChristieMusic by John Dankworth Cinematography Kenneth Higgins Editing by James Clark Distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated Release date(s) August 3, 1965 Running time 128 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Budget £400,000 (estimated) Darling is a 1965 British comedy/drama film written by Frederic Raphael, directed by John Schlesinger, and starring Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde, and Laurence Harvey. It is considered one of Schlesinger's best films and an insightful satire of mid-sixties British culture. It was a breakout role for young actress Julie Christie, who, much like her character Diana, went on to become an international star.
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Synopsis
Darling tells the story of a bored young married woman named Diana Scott (Julie Christie) who drifts up the social and economic ladders of modern society without really knowing what she wants. Initially she draws the attention of a television journalist (Dirk Bogarde) and they both leave their spouses to begin an affair. After growing increasingly bored with this relationship, she begins working as a television and print model and minor actress, this work bringing her into the orbit of a cynical ad executive (Laurence Harvey). Eventually, both relationships fall apart, but while shooting a television commercial in Italy, she meets an aging, widowed Italian prince (Jose Luis de Villalonga) with several children and marries him. The marriage proves unsatisfactory, but she eventually discovers that there is no way out . . .
Awards
Academy Awards Won:
- Best Actress in a Leading Role - Julie Christie
- Best Costume Design, Black-and-White - Julie Harris
- Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen - Frederic Raphael.
Academy Awards Nominated:
- Best Director - John Schlesinger
- Best Picture
The movie was nominated for six BAFTA Awards and won four: Best British Actress -Julie Christie; Best British Actor - Dirk Bogarde; Best British Art Direction - Ray Simm; and Best British Screenplay - Frederic Raphael.
Cast
- Laurence Harvey as Miles Brand
- Dirk Bogarde as Robert Gold
- Julie Christie as Diana Scott
- José Luis de Vilallonga as Prince Cesare della Romita
- Roland Curram as Malcolm
- Basil Henson as Alec Prosser-Jones
- Helen Lindsay as Felicity Prosser-Jones
- Marika Rivera as Paris party woman
- Alex Scott as Sean Martin
- Brian Wilde as Basil Willett
- Pauline Yates as Estelle Gold
- Trevor Bowen as Tony Bridges, first husband
- Carlo Palmucci as Curzio
- Peter Bayliss as Lord Alex Grant
- Georgina Cookson as Carlotta Hale
- Hugo Dyson as Walter Southgate
- Tyler Butterworth as William Prosser-Jones
- Vernon Dobtcheff, Christopher Greatorex as art critics
- James Cossins as the Basildon charity MC
- John Woodvine as a customs officer
See also
Film Rating
- The film is rated R18 in New Zealand.
External links
- Darling at the Internet Movie Database
Films directed by John Schlesinger 1960s Terminus (1961) · A Kind of Loving (1962) · Billy Liar (1963) · Darling (1965) · Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) · Midnight Cowboy (1969)1970s 1980s Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) · An Englishman Abroad (1983) · The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) · The Believers (1987) · Madame Sousatzka (1988)1990s Pacific Heights (1990) · A Question of Attribution (1992) · The Innocent (1993) · Cold Comfort Farm (1995) · Eye for an Eye (1996) · The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997)2000s The Next Best Thing (2000)Categories:- English-language films
- 1965 films
- British films
- Films featuring a Best Actress Academy Award winning performance
- Films directed by John Schlesinger
- Films set in England
- Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award
- 1960s drama film stubs
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