Darling (1965 film)

Darling
Darling
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Schlesinger
Screenplay by	Frederic Raphael
Story by	Frederic Raphael; John Schlesinger; Joseph Janni;
Produced by	Joseph Janni
Starring	Dirk Bogarde; Laurence Harvey; Julie Christie;
Cinematography	Kenneth Higgins
Edited by	James Clark
Music by	John Dankworth
Production; companies	Joseph Janni Production; Vic Films Productions; Appia Films;
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated
Release dates	15 July 1965 (Moscow); 16 September 1965 (United Kingdom);
Running time	127 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£392,446 or $1.1 million
Box office	$4.5 million

Darling is a 1965 British romantic drama film directed by John Schlesinger from a screenplay written by Frederic Raphael.^[5] It stars Julie Christie as Diana Scott, a young successful model and actress in Swinging London, toying with the affections of two older men, played by Dirk Bogarde and Laurence Harvey. The film was shot on location in London, Paris and Rome and at Shepperton Studios by cinematographer Kenneth Higgins, with a musical score composed by Sir John Dankworth.

The film premiered at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival on 16 July 1965, and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 16 September by Anglo-Amalgamated. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing $4.5 million, and received five nominations at the 38th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won in three categories: Best Actress (for Christie), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Costume Design. It also won four BAFTA Awards: Best British Actor (Bogarde), Best British Actress (Christie), Best British Screenplay and Best Art Direction (Black-and-White).

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