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.
Acting
Julie Christie is devastatingly vacant — a star playing stardom's emptiness.
Direction
Schlesinger's London pulses with seductive, rotting energy.
Cinematography
Black-and-white glamour that mocks its own subject.
Director
John Schlesinger
Julie Christie
Diana Scott
Dirk Bogarde
Robert Gold
Laurence Harvey
Miles Brand
José Luis de Vilallonga
Prince Cesare della Romita
Roland Curram
Malcolm
Basil Henson
Alec Prosser-Jones
Dante Posani
Gino
Umberto Raho
Signor Palucci
Alex Scott
Sean Martin
Brian Wilde
Basil Willett
T.R. Bowen
Tony Bridges (as Trevor Bowen)
Georgina Cookson
Carlotta Hale
James Cossins
Mr. Basildon
Helen Lindsay
Felicity Prosser-Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Julie Christie hated the script and only took the role after her agent insisted — she won the Oscar anyway.
"Darling" became instant period slang; Schlesinger accidentally documented the exact moment the 60s swung from hope to hangover.
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