Julie Christie

Dirk Bogarde

Laurence Harvey

José Luis de Vilallonga

Roland Curram

Basil Henson

Dante Posani

Umberto Raho

Alex Scott

Brian Wilde

Peter Bayliss

T.R. Bowen

Georgina Cookson

James Cossins

Helen Lindsay

Carlo Palmucci

Ernest Walder

Pauline Yates

Richard Bidlake

Annette Carell

Jean Claudio

Jane Downs

Marika Rivera

Lucille Soong

Lydia Sherwood

Ann Firbank

Tyler Butterworth

Vernon Dobtcheff

John Schlesinger

Silvia Dionisio

Victor Harrington

Derek Aylward

Zakes Mokae

David Harrison

Sidonie Bond

Margaret Gordon

Angus MacKay

Jane Pearl

Irene Richmond

Hugo Dyson

Christopher Greatorex

Hyma Beckley

Nicholas Wright

John Woodvine

Helen Stirling

Ernest Blyth

John Tatum

Roy Lansford

Noel Davis

Peter Avella

Jimmy Charters

Mike Edmonds

Peter Evans

Eden Fox

Otto Friese

Sheila Gish

Lew Hooper

Gerry Judge

Anthony Lang

Pat Lewis

Leonard Llewellyn

Ray Lovelock

Jack Mandeville

Mary Maxfield

Brian Moorehead

Bob Raymond

Arnold Schulkes

Frank Shelley

Esme Smythe

Philip Stewart

Graham Tonbridge

George Oliver

Ian Selby

Frederic Raphael

Julie Harris

Rebecca Breed

Ann Skinner

David Lindup

John Dankworth

Mara Blasetti

Douglas Kirkland

John Harris

Bernard Ford

Peter Handford

Malcolm Cooke

John Aldred

Tony Curtis

Ted Barnes

Ted Southcott

Robert Watts

Stuart A. Black

Kip Gowans

Ed Harper

Bob Lawrance

Joyce James

David Ffolkes

Ray Simm

Miriam Brickman

Jim Clark

Kenneth Higgins

Joseph E. Levine

Victor Lyndon

Joseph Janni

Malcolm Stewart

Drama

Romance

Darling

Vic Films Productions

Joseph Janni Production

United Kingdom

Nutshell

A sometimes interesting character study of a young actress / model and her downward spiral in 1960s London. Good performances all around, but no likeable characters at all. Possibly good fare for a rainy Saturday afternoon.

CinemaSerf

Julie Christie is on top form as the determined "Diana". She is an attractive aspiring model and nothing is going to stop her reaching her goals - fame and fortune! She is married and initially in love with "Tony" (TR Bowen) but a chance interview with "Gold" (Dirk Bogarde) offers her new opportunities and horizons and soon they are adulterers together! Not for long though, he introduces her to "Brand" (Laurence Harvey) and, well you get the drift. Finally, she ends up in a bit of a shell marriage to the Prince Cesare (José Luis de Vilallonga) and it is at this point she gives the interview that provides us with this retrospective of her life that is largely told via flashback. John Schlesinger works his cast really well here and together with a cleverly constructed screenplay from Frederic Raphael; some creative photography from Ken Higgins and some stylish fashions courtesy of Julie Harris offers us a potent insight into the vanity and shallowness of industries where people are commodities, and those who use and abuse it (on both sides) are only ever one step away from depression and failure. It is too long, and the story can be a little sluggish at times, but Christie is an excellent choice for "Diana" and she throws her heart and soul into her characterisation. It's still apposite almost sixty years later - and sends a salutary message to anyone who might think there are any easy wins in this hard-as-nails business that rarely values loyalty or longevity.