Review of Darling

Darling (1965)
7/10
Very dated and overlong, but nonetheless, fascinating
30 January 2001
Basically a character study of a beautiful model Diana Scott (Julie Christie) and her search for true love and happiness. The movie is SO 60s and goes on much too long (a half-hour could have been lost) and Dirk Bogarde gives a horrible performance. But I was never bored. The story is interesting, the settings fabulous and Julie Christie is stunningly beautiful and one hell of an actress (it's easy to see why she won an Academy Award for this). Also the film tackles taboo subjects like abortion, adultrey, homosexuality (dealt with VERY explicitly) and orgies. However, it is depressing. Still, well worth seeing.
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