Darling

Aug 3, 1965

2h 2m

★ 6.7

When she was good she was very, very good… and when she was bad she was DARLING!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Vic Films Productions

Joseph Janni Production

Darling Trailers

Cast

Diana Scott

Julie Christie

Robert Gold

Dirk Bogarde

Miles Brand

Laurence Harvey

Prince Cesare della Romita

José Luis de Vilallonga

Malcolm

Roland Curram

Alec Prosser-Jones

Basil Henson

Gino

Dante Posani

Signor Palucci

Umberto Raho

Sean Martin

Alex Scott

Basil Willett

Brian Wilde

Lord Alex Grant

Peter Bayliss

Tony Bridges (as Trevor Bowen)

T.R. Bowen

David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.

6.5

Casanova

Dec 25, 2005

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.

6.2

Where the Truth Lies

Oct 7, 2005

An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.

0.0

Six Rounds

Apr 21, 2017

Amongst the 2011 London riots, a former boxer needs must choose between his past or a new future.

7.2

The Soft Skin

Apr 20, 1964

Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married to Franca and father of Sabine. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stay away from her.

6.6

Russian Dolls

Jun 15, 2005

Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.

7.2

The Secret

Nov 1, 2000

Marie, who works as a successful door-to-door encyclopedia salesperson, has been married to her husband Francois for 12 years and has a two-year-old son. Though she is relatively content with her life, she feels something is wanting. Enter 50-year old African-American Bill. Initially she is annoyed by his insouciance, but she finds that she is irresistibly attracted to him. Soon the two are in the midst of sordid illicit affair. She knows little about her new lover, and he seems uninterested in learning about her, but the long sessions of lovemaking are something else entirely. Feeling out of control, Marie is increasingly repelled by her own actions. Psychologically, she struggles to reconcile her torrid encounters with Bill and mundane domestic chores such as bathing her son. Moreover, she finds herself incapable of hiding her adulterous behavior, rather she comes home with scratches and hickeys all over her body, to the devastation Francois.

6.4

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Dec 1, 1995

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

8.1

La Haine

May 31, 1995

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.

6.3

Summer in Berlin

Sep 9, 2005

An intimate study of two women friends who come to each other because of troubles with everyday life and with men and thus try to enjoy a life based on their ideas.

8.1

8½

Feb 14, 1963

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.

7.1

Caché

Oct 5, 2005

George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time.

6.3

Bend It Like Beckham

Apr 11, 2002

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.

5.8

Bandyta

Nov 7, 1997

Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.

6.1

Shaft in Africa

Jun 14, 1973

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

7.7

Cléo from 5 to 7

Apr 11, 1962

Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.