Darling [4K UHD] [UK]

Release Date: 16/6/2025

DARLING is the story of a good-time girl of the era. Diana Scott (Julie Christie) is a young model who moves from bed to bed on the presumption that fidelity means having only one man in it at a time, and opportunistically bends her ambitions to take advantage of whatever (or whoever) the moment offers her. There are three men in her life, each of whom willingly or involuntarily helps her on her way to the top: Dirk Bogarde plays Robert Gold a TV interviewer, an honest man striving to tell illusion from reality; Laurence Harvey, an advertising executive, totally cynical about manipulating society's values; and Roland Curram, a gay magazine photographer battening parasitically on glossy society. There is also a 'fourth man' – the one whom Darling marries, only to find herself a prisoner of the jet-set world she has conquered.

One of the coolest and most defining films of the Sixties, which catapulted actors Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde to global stardom, DARLING has endured the test of time, remaining visually as sleek and stylish as it was upon its original release, with its lush jazz score by John Dankworth and glamorous outfits by Oscar-winning costume designer Julie Harris, capturing perfectly the essence of the era. The tale of the desperate, and at times tragic, pursuit of fame is as relevant in today's image conscious society, as it was back then.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE BEST 35MM FILM ELEMENTS AVAILABLE
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• NEW Sofia Coppola on Darling
• NEW Let's Call It Darling: An Interview with Frederic Raphael
• NEW After a Fashion: Julie Harris's Costumes for Darling
• NEW Extract from BEHP audio interview with John Schlesinger
• Behind the Scenes stills gallery
• Costume Designs gallery
• Color stills gallery
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• 64-page illustrated booklet with writings on the film and technical credits
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature

ABOUT THE 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 repair imperfections and damage.