1965 · drama · swinging-london · satire
Darling
Directed by John Schlesinger2h 8m1965
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.
Our read: Darling (1965) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded drama · swinging-london · satire entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / swinging-london, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- brisk
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How Darling feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want swinging-sixties London cynicism with Julie Christie at her sharpest.”
Skip it tonight — Shallow glamour, affairs, and nudity will feel cold rather than chic.
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