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A history of the controversial Oscar-winning film that signaled a dramatic shift in American popular cultureThe director John Schlesinger’ Darling was nominated for five Academy Awards and introduced the world to the transcendently talented Julie Christie. Suddenly the toast of Hollywood, Schlesinger used his newfound clout to film an expensive Eastmancolor adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd. Expectations were huge, making the movie’ complete critical and commercial failure even more devastating, and Schlesinger suddenly found himself persona non grata in the Hollywood circles he had hoped to join.Given his recent travails, Schlesinger’ next project seemed doubly daring, bordering on foolish. James Leo Herlihy’ novel Midnight Cowboy, about a Texas hustler trying to survive on the mean streets of 1960s New York, was dark and transgressive. Perhaps something about the book’ unsparing portrait of cultural alienation resonated with him. His decision to film
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