Darling

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Alain E @AlainE Jan 12 A movie about becoming a Princess Diana out of existential emptiness. Nobody dies prematurely. See more CodyZamboni Z @CodyZamboni 06/16/2023 Julie Christie finds the truth in her flawed character, For its' time, movie is filled with edgy dialogue and situations, See more W. W. W @Witt2k9 02/20/2022 This is the British "Breakfast at Tiffany's" See more 02/08/2021 I loved Julie Christie and Laurence Harvey in this film; Dirk Bogarde, a little less so. This is the first film that comes to mind whenever I think of London in the "Swinging Sixties". This was one of the first films made during the sweeping revisions of the Motion Picture Production Code, so the film embraces its sexuality and loosening of the restrictions of the code. Extramarital affairs, abortion, implied sex (including hinting at a live sex show in the UK edit) as well as bisexuality all are given their moment to shine. But it's Julie Christie's Diana Scott - beautiful, sexy, shallow and conniving who walks off with a well deserved Best Actress Oscar. Laurence Harvey is her equal as her lover Miles Brand, injecting the right amount of jaded sexiness and a venomous tongue. Dirk Bogarde was probably fifteen years too old for his part as Diana's first boyfriend, Robert and his acting style is quite mannered and affected, though he gets to shoot off some pithy lines ("I don't take wh**es in taxis"). This is one of director John Schlesinger's best films ever and I highly recommend it. See more William L 12/09/2020 Darling wants to combine New Wave filmmaking, midcentury chic, melodrama, and an out-there main character in a unique balance, and while it sometimes seems strikingly modern, it never does seem to make a particularly compelling or conflicted antihero out of Christie's Diana; instead, she ends up just seeming to be as the film presents her initially - vapid and self-centered, hardly suffering any shortcomings that are not directly a result of her own actions. While some of the cinematography is stylish (there is a fish burial in a matchbox that made my mind jump straight to Wes Anderson), the film is rather long and parts of it end up being redundant as the narrative reiterates certain plot points. As a representative of its time - the fashion and perceptions of modern women in popular culture - the film is interesting, and Christie certainly turns in an involved performance that ranges from engaged and emotional to almost overacting. But I wouldn't call it a classic of cinema. (3/5) See more steve d 07/18/2020 Only Christie is worth your time in this dated film. See more Read all reviews

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