
“A slashing social satire…
loaded with lacerating wit.”
— The New York Times
60TH ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION
October 10 – 23 New York, NY FILM FORUM
“A slashing social satire…
loaded with lacerating wit.”
— The New York Times
United Kingdom, 1965
Director: John Schlesinger
Producer: Joseph Janni
Cast: Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Harvey
Screenwriter: Frederic Raphael
Cinematography: Kenneth Higgins
Music: John Dankworth
Genre: Drama, Romance
Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Language: English
Running Time: 128 minutes
Synopsis:
Swinging sixties model Diana Scott (Julie Christie) recounts her climb to the top, including liaisons with TV journalist Robert Gold (Dirk Bogarde) and the elegant Miles Brand (Laurence Harvey).
Awards and Nominations:
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Academy Awards, 1966)
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Academy Awards, 1966)
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Academy Awards, 1966)
Best Picture, Best Director nominations (Academy Awards, 1966)
Best English-Language Foreign Film (Golden Globes, 1966)
Best Director, Best Actress – Drama nominations (Golden Globes, 1966)
Best British Actor (BAFTA Awards, 1966)
Best British Actress (BAFTA Awards, 1966)
Best British Art Direction, Black-and-White (BAFTA Awards, 1966)
Best British Screenplay (BAFTA Awards, 1966)
Best British Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best British Film nominations (BAFTA Awards, 1966)
Best Director (National Board of Review, 1966)
Top Ten Films (National Board of Review, 1966)
Best Film (New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1965)
Best Director (New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1965)
Best Actress (New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1965)
Restoration:
Darling was scanned in 4K 16-bit by FILMFINITY, UK, using the best 35mm film elements available. Color grading was completed in 4K HDR (Dolby Vision) by Filmfinity. Digital restoration specialists dedicated over 350 hours to this project, using advanced image processing tools to carefully remove thousands of instances of dirt, eliminate scratches, correct instability on cuts, reduce flicker and density fluctuations, and repair other imperfections and damage. This project was brought to you by STUDIOCANAL and supervised by Mariana Ledesma and Jahanzeb Hayat.
“A near-documentary portrait of a smooth,
rather ugly society in transition.”
— Philip French, The Guardian