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Darling Lili

1970 · 143 min

A lush, old-fashioned musical romance that blends playful spy antics with sweeping wartime melodrama and charming star chemistry.

Directed by
Blake Edwards
Genres
Music, War, Drama
Tagline
She gave away secrets to one side and her heart to the other.
Overview
World War I. Lili Smith is a beloved British music hall singer, often providing inspiration for the British and French troops and general populace singing rallying patriotic songs. She is also half German and is an undercover German spy, using her feminine wiles to gather information from the high ranking and generally older military officers and diplomats she seduces.
How it feels
Romantic, whimsical, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Love, betrayal, identity, war
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Blake Edwards
Genres
Music, War, Drama
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Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism5
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
music, war, drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Blake Edwards
Written by
Blake Edwards, William Peter Blatty
Starring
Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, Jeremy Kemp, Lance Percival, Michael Witney, Gloria Paul, Jacques Marin, André Maranne
Music
Henry Mancini
Cinematography
Russell Harlan
Runtime
143 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, English

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