Darling

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Audience Member Julie Christie finds the truth in her flawed character, For its' time, movie is filled with edgy dialogue and situations, Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review Audience Member This is the British "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review William L 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) Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/09/20 Full Review steve d Only Christie is worth your time in this dated film. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Its hard to like a movie when you think the main character is unlikable, vapid, dull, rash, social-climber, etc.... The girl who has everything handed to her in life and decides to treat ppl like objects and screw up the only thing she had that was really worth anything. What a waste of a life in many ways and naturally given talents. Anyway the movie was interesting n well paced with many twists n turns so that's why I liked it to a degree even tho I couldn't stand the girl. You couldn't predict where the film was headed. Many of the film shots were also good and I liked the varied settings. The only character worse than Diane was Miles a disgusting egotistical pig. I'm not really sure what the message of the film was-a cautionary tale? to tell u things aren't as they seem in the media? a character study?? For this reason the movie kinda moves around aimlessly like Diana and for that reason I can't give it any more stars. Better than French new wave bullshit, but not that much better. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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