Darling (1965 film) at Anglo-Amalgamated. Shirley MacLaine was originally cast as Diana, but was replaced by Christie. Production on "Darling" commenced in August 1964 and wrapped in December.<ref name="Darling (1965) - Box office / business">Box office / business for "Darling" at the Internet Movie Database</ref> It was filmed on location in London, Paris, and Rome. The final scene was shot at Heathrow Airport in London. "New York" in 1971 wrote of mod fashion and its wearers, "This new "déclassé" English girl was epitomized by Julie Christie in "Darling"—amoral, rootless, emotionally immature, and apparently irresistible." Despite receiving many awards at the time of release,
Oscar bait play and that neither of its stars had ever been nominated for an Academy Award before, whereas "The Wrestler" had several aspects often associated with Oscar bait: a sports movie with a character making a last-chance comeback, played by an actor making a comeback who physically transformed himself for the role. "The difference is the presumptive maleness," Harris reiterated. "[It] permanently exempts a director like Darren Aronofsky from charges of making Oscar bait, but consigns Ron Howard to that category for his whole career." "Critics of the phrase Oscar bait might tell you that making movies is already too difficult