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Darling

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1965 | 128 min | Drama, Romance

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It won 3 Oscars, though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved Gia or All of Us Strangers, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 8 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1965: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.7 out of 10

  • AwardsVery strong

    Won 3 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Actress, Academy Awards: Best Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen, Academy Awards: Best Costume Design – Black-and-White. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best English-Language Foreign Film. Won 4 BAFTAs: British Academy Film Awards: Best British Actor, British Academy Film Awards: Best British Actress, British Academy Film Awards: Best British Screenplay, British Academy Film Awards: Best British Art Direction – Black-and-White. Also nominated for 2 more Oscars, 2 more Golden Globes and 2 more BAFTAs. Plus 9 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $12 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 67K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by John Schlesinger

  • Julie ChristieDiana Scott
  • Dirk BogardeRobert Gold
  • Laurence HarveyMiles Brand
  • José Luis de VilallongaPrince Cesare della Romita
  • Roland CurramMalcolm
  • Basil HensonAlec Prosser-Jones
  • Dante PosaniGino
  • Umberto RahoSignor Palucci
  • Alex ScottSean Martin
  • Brian WildeBasil Willett