Darling (1965)

Academy Awards, USA 1966

Won Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role Julie Christie
	Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen Frederic Raphael
	Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Julie Harris
Nominated Oscar	Best Picture Joseph Janni
	Best Director John Schlesinger

Embassy Pictures
Directed by John Schlesinger
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)

Model and aspiring actress Julie Christie begins an affair with married television reporter Dirk Bogarde. They eventually leave their spouses and move in together, but when she sleeps with a film director to get a part their relationship crumbles. She drifts from one man to another, each time seeking to gain something from the encounter, before agreeing to marry a wealthy Italian royal. Unsatisfied and lonely in his mansion, she tries to rekindle the affair with Bogarde, but too much has happened. A very adult story not afraid to tackle controversial themes such as abortion and homosexuality, especially considering it's 1965, but the amoral characters are not always easy to like. Julie Christie is phenomenal in a well-deserved Oscar win.