{"id":46194,"date":"2019-12-16T10:19:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T17:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46194"},"modified":"2022-08-16T22:02:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T05:02:11","slug":"darling-lili-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46194","title":{"rendered":"Darling Lili (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Try to look reasonably happy. After all, it isn&#8217;t every day that a German spy is awarded the French Legion of Honor.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-46195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Poster.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring World War I, when a German spy (Julie Andrews) posing as a dance hall singer falls for an allied pilot (Rock Hudson), she puts herself and others at risk.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blake Edwards Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Julie Andrews Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Niall MacGinnis Films<\/li>\n<li>Rock Hudson Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Singers<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<li>World War I<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJulie Andrews gamely tries her best in this colorful period-piece smash-up (directed by Blake Edwards) of a Mata Hari-like German spy\/singer who allows her objectivity to be foiled by her romantic attraction to Hudson&#8217;s studly fighter pilot, and is followed by bumbling inspectors who appear to belong in a Pink Panther flick. In his scathing but telling review, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1782lili.html\">DVD Savant<\/a> notes that the &#8220;problem is a fundamentally inconsistent character in a dumb story, and a Hollywood system that thought it could make a foolproof attraction just by throwing millions into a picture with Julie Andrews on the marquee.&#8221; The best elements of this costly bomb are the colorful cinematography (though be forewarned, as Savant notes, that &#8220;Many scenes are long-lens coverage of people walking along rivers or luxuriating in beds, until the camera racks focus to reveal a giant flower in the foreground.&#8221;) and period sets. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine period detail<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Period-Detail.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Period-Detail-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Period-Detail-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Period-Detail-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Period-Detail-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Period-Detail-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Period-Detail-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Period-Detail.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lil-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lil-Cinematography-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lil-Cinematography-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lil-Cinematography-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lil-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lil-Cinematography-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lil-Cinematography-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lil-Cinematography.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Cinematography2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Cinematography2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Cinematography2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Cinematography2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Cinematography2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Cinematography2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Darling-Lili-Cinematography2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a Julie Andrews completist. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0065611\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clevelandmemory.org\/mastroianni\/tm612.html\">Cleveland Press Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1970\/07\/24\/archives\/screen-darling-lili-sets-the-stage-for-pure-comedy-of-roman.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=12038&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1782lili.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/4509\/darling-lili#articles-reviews?articleId=114180\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Try to look reasonably happy. After all, it isn&#8217;t every day that a German spy is awarded the French Legion of Honor.&#8221; Synopsis: During World War I, when a German spy (Julie Andrews) posing as a dance hall singer falls for an allied pilot (Rock Hudson), she puts herself and others at risk. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Blake Edwards Films Historical Drama Julie Andrews Films Musicals Niall MacGinnis Films Rock Hudson Films Romance Singers Spies World War I Review:&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46194\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46194"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86263,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46194\/revisions\/86263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}