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Darling

1965 · 128 min

A stylish, emotionally cool study of a woman's hollow climb through Swinging London, leaving a lingering sadness.

Tagline
When she was good she was very, very good… and when she was bad she was DARLING!
Overview
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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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Written by
Frederic Raphael
Starring
Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Harvey, José Luis de Vilallonga, Roland Curram, Basil Henson, Dante Posani, Umberto Raho
Music
John Dankworth
Cinematography
Kenneth Higgins
Runtime
128 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
Italian, French, English

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