Darling (John Schlesinger, Laurence Harvey, Dirk Bogarde, Julie Christie, June 2025)

[Nitroes]

TBC

Darling 1965 Trailer (a John Schlesinger film) - YouTube

EXTRAS:

Includes 64-page booklet
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
Colour stills gallery
Original Theatrical Trailer

A great British film.

https://hmv.com/store/film-tv/4k-ult...lu-ray/darling
https://planetofentertainment.com/da...searchid=65641
https://www.rarewaves.com/products/5...ntage-classics
https://www.zavvi.com/4k/darling-vin.../16444891.html
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2ND56CM/

EAN: 5055201854117

[Nitroes]

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0F379STH4/


EAN: 4006680105772

[Jorvic]

I like a lot of Schlesinger's films but was never that keen on this one. Will probably buy the 4K though and give it another try.

[Olmo]

Originally Posted by Jorvic

I like a lot of Schlesinger's films but was never that keen on this one. Will probably buy the 4K though and give it another try.

I feel exactly the same way, I used to attribute that to the weasel Frederic Raphael but then he wrote the screen play of Far From the Madding Crowd, which is a masterpiece.

From A Kind of Loving to Sunday, Bloody Sunday, I think Schlesinger was faultless with the exception of Darling, which is oxymoronically dated by its eagerness to be contemporary & modish.

[Jorvic]

Originally Posted by Olmo

I feel exactly the same way, I used to attribute that to the weasel Frederic Raphael but then he wrote the screen play of Far From the Madding Crowd, which is a masterpiece.

From A Kind of Loving to Sunday, Bloody Sunday, I think Schlesinger was faultless with the exception of Darling, which is oxymoronically dated by its eagerness to be contemporary & modish.

Far From the Madding Crowd is great. Cinematography from Nicolas Roeg. I've read most of Hardy's novels and some a number of times and this, along with Polanski's jaw-droppingly beautiful Tess, are for me the two obvious standout adaptations.

I would agree that Darling does suffer a bit for those reasons. There's still enough about it that interests me to buy it and revisit at some point.

Personally, I think that Schlesinger had a very strong (if maybe not quite faultless) run of films from A Kind of Loving to Marathon Man.

[MifuneFan]

Official artwork for Darling

[dressedtokill]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Official artwork for Darling

That certainly is a choice

[Hammerlover]

Superb news...just in time for the 60th anniversary too.

[Nitroes]

Huh, I sort of like that artwork choice I'll have to let it sink in.

[Mr. Kino]

Didn’t realize Raphael was still alive. Should be an interesting interview. Someone should record a new one with him about EWS. Doubt the Kubrick state would approve though.

As for Darling, I saw it many moons ago and remember enjoying it. Not sure i need to own it, but these Studiocanal releases of British films in 4k have been bloody good, so I might just take a chance.

[Olmo]

Originally Posted by Mr. Kino

Didn’t realize Raphael was still alive. Should be an interesting interview. Someone should record a new one with him about EWS. Doubt the Kubrick state would approve though.

As for Darling, I saw it many moons ago and remember enjoying it. Not sure i need to own it, but these Studiocanal releases of British films in 4k have been bloody good, so I might just take a chance.

I referred to him as a weasel because of the Eyes Wide Open book, which is an opportunistic, hatchet job on Kubrick.

[IVI13]

DARLING - Official Trailer restored in 4K - Starring Julie Christie & Dirk Bogarde - YouTube

[Nitroes]

blu-ray.com news

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by Jorvic

I like a lot of Schlesinger's films but was never that keen on this one. Will probably buy the 4K though and give it another try.

I just recently watched the Umbrella release and felt kinda meh about it also. It seemed like something that could have been great, but never actually got there and was ultimately forgettable

[MovieBuff647]

It's funny—I only sought this out because of the Umbrella release last year (which I am now trying to resell with the 4K coming out). I didn't expect a lot from it as I had only seen MARATHON MAN and was shockingly underwhelmed by it, but I really loved DARLING. Julie Christie is wonderful and it still holds up as a class commentary 50 years later IMO.

[Nitroes]

Germany keeping it simple:

[Nitroes]

Dr. Svet's review of the UK release: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Darli...385369/#Review

Looks very nice.

[RobHolloway]

I do hope that Kino Lorber or someone will release this 4K in the US. Am I the only one who hates this certification sticker obsession in Europe?

[nicwood]

Originally Posted by RobHolloway

I do hope that Kino Lorber or someone will release this 4K in the US. Am I the only one who hates this certification sticker obsession in Europe?

It’s not the labels that are obsessed with them, it’s our laws. As such, the vast majority of German labels provide reversible artworks devoid of rating logos for each of their keepcase editions, including Studiocanal.

[Nitroes]

Originally Posted by RobHolloway

I do hope that Kino Lorber or someone will release this 4K in the US. Am I the only one who hates this certification sticker obsession in Europe?

You're not really that much of a fan of the hard work of the distributor or the film then?

Didn't stop Dr. Svet's review either although I'm told he needed 2 days of white noise treatment in his own personal hyperbaric chamber after seeing that

DVDs have been locked since 1997 and when we finally get an open market people still complain.

As nicwood mentioned the vast majority of releases in Germany have reversible covers (or removable stickers) which seems to be a bit of a thing too now in Australia and the UK by a few distributors. Yes, it would be nice for every release to have that but that's the apples we have.

Support the film.