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Darling (1965)

Darling (1965)
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Julie Christie won an Oscar for her portrayal of a bored, amoral fashion model in this cynical melodrama from director John Schlesinger. Following the break-up of a teenage marriage, Diana Scott (Christie) drifts into the world of modeling and acting, where she meets a television news reporter, Robert Gold (Dirk Bogarde), who leaves his family for her and introduces her to a more powerful and wealthy set. Soon Diana meets somebody more attractive: public relations mogul Miles Brand (Laurence Harvey). After briefly leaving and then drifting back into Robert's life, experiencing an orgy and even getting an abortion, Diana eventually leaves the swinging London scene behind and settles down to an unfulfilling if comfortable life as the wife of millionaire Italian widower Cesare (Jose-Luis deVillalonga). Shocking in its day, Darling (1965) won Oscars for its costumes and script from Frederic Raphael. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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Starring:
Julie ChristieDirk Bogarde, (more)
Director(s):
John Schlesinger
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Darling

Julie Christie won an Oscar for her portrayal of a bored, amoral fashion model in this cynical melodrama from director John Schlesinger. Following the break-up of a teenage marriage, Diana Scott (Christie) drifts into the world of modeling and acting, where she meets a television news reporter, Robert Gold (Dirk Bogarde), who leaves his family for her and introduces her to a more powerful and wealthy set. Soon Diana meets somebody more attractive: public relations mogul Miles Brand (Laurence Harvey). After briefly leaving and then drifting back into Robert's life, experiencing an orgy and even getting an abortion, Diana eventually leaves the swinging London scene behind and settles down to an unfulfilling if comfortable life as the wife of millionaire Italian widower Cesare (Jose-Luis deVillalonga). Shocking in its day, Darling (1965) won Oscars for its costumes and script from Frederic Raphael. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
127 mins

Complete Cast of Darling


Director(s):
John Schlesinger
Writer(s):
Frederic Raphael
Producer(s):
Joseph Janni
Darling Awards:
  • 1965 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best British Actress
  • 1965 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Screenplay for a British Film
  • 1965 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Art Direction of a Black and White British Film
  • 1965 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best British Actor
  • 1965 - Golden Globe - Best Foreign Film - English Language
  • 1965 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Foreign Film - English Language
  • 1965 - National Board of Review - Best Director
  • 1965 - National Board of Review - Best Actress
  • 1965 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Picture
  • 1965 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
  • 1965 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Director
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Doug S.

A dated but still interesting character study of how a woman with everything, structures her life to realize... so little.

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L G.

If you like Breakfast At Tiffany's, then this movie is for you. It's not as lighthearted or comedic, it's a more dramatic tale of a selfish woman that refuses to be a caged bird and there have been questions about it being based on Grace Kelly. Christie most certainly deserved the Oscar for her performance.

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Marcie R.

script was slow and dated. Great acting helped alot..

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