What It's About:

Good-natured “darling” Diana Scott (Christie) is an aspiring, deeply ambitious model in the haute world of mid ’60s London. Seeking exit from a troubled marriage to a childhood sweetheart, she meets and falls for well-known TV journalist Robert Gold (Bogarde), who promptly leaves his own marriage to shack up with Diane. But he also introduces the fresh-faced gamine to a wealthy and powerful social set, and before long, Diane has decided to move on ...

Why I Love It:

John Schlesinger is best known as the director of landmark films like “Midnight Cowboy” and “Marathon Man.” But in 1965, he directed this biting, critically acclaimed satire of jet-set alienation in swinging London starring Julie Christie, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of a bed-hopping, fiercely opportunistic beauty. Utilizing the visual dynamism of the French New Wave, Schlesinger’s portrait of an outwardly charming young woman who’s anything but a “darling” remains a trenchant critique of social hypocrisy, sexual politics, and the shallowness of fashion-world flash.