Alfie Darling
A swaggering truck driver’s pursuit of new lovers collides with jealousy, betrayal, and the limits of his womanizing persona.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- coarse
- witty
- sardonic
- retro film night
- british comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a coarse, unsuccessful follow-up whose lead performance and premise compared poorly with the original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alfie repeatedly pursues women, including Abby Summers, Norma, and Fay, while maintaining his established womanizing ways.
Alfie's pursuit of Fay leads to conflict with her jealous husband, while his encounters with other women complicate his self-image.
The plot mixes Alfie's comic romantic pursuit with jealousy, betrayal, and the social fallout of his affairs.
The film places a 1970s British womanizer at the center of a comedy-drama about affairs, partners, and sexual reputation.
Films like Alfie Darling, and why
Alfie
shared womanizing protagonist, episodic romantic entanglements, and morally comic relationship drama
The Knack ...and How to Get It
shared adult romantic comedy, sexual misadventure, and socially observant British humor
The Last of Sheila
shared 1970s relationship comedy, male sexual bravado, and uneasy emotional consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Ken Hughes
- Release Date
- 1975-07-17
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 4.5 / 10 (13)
Cast
- Alan Price
- Joan Collins
- Jill Townsend
- Paul Copley
- Hannah Gordon
- Rula Lenska
- Vicki Michelle
- Minah Bird
- Derek Smith
- Brian Wilde
Common questions
- What is Alfie Darling about?
- A swaggering truck driver’s pursuit of new lovers collides with jealousy, betrayal, and the limits of his womanizing persona.
- What is Alfie Darling like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Alfie Darling as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Alfie Darling violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Alfie Darling as mild.
- What did critics think of Alfie Darling?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a coarse, unsuccessful follow-up whose lead performance and premise compared poorly with the original.
- Which films are like Alfie Darling?
- Films with a similar feel include Alfie, The Knack ...and How to Get It, and The Last of Sheila.
- How long is Alfie Darling?
- Alfie Darling runs 102 minutes.
