Not Tonight, Darling should not be confused with Not Now, Darling (film).
| Not Tonight, Darling | |
| Director: | Anthony Sloman |
| Screenplay: | James Pillock |
| Story: | Christopher Gregory |
| Producer: | John M. Taylor |
| Starring: | Luan Peters Vincent Ball |
| Cinematography: | Harry Waxman |
| Editing: | Ean Wood |
| Music: | Denis King |
| Studio: | Mintdene Film Productions |
| Runtime: | 86 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Not Tonight, Darling (also known as Not Tonight, Darling! and Not Now, Darling) is a 1971 British drama film directed by Anthony Sloman and starring Luan Peters and Vincent Ball.[1] It was written by James Pillock.
Karen Williams is bored with her comfortable suburban life and her solicitor husband John who ignores her after six years of marriage. She falls for fast-talking businessman Alex, and becomes involved in a seedy world of blackmail and sex.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A miserable piece of British sexploitation, from which the sex itself has been all but censored away. The dross that remains – a ritual of mooning about from bathroom to bedroom to nightclub – tests endurance to the utmost. Luan Peters' performance as Karen just about rises above its essentially shabby context."[2]
Kine Weekly wrote: "A routine little tale without any particular distinction, this will get by with the uncritical. ... The film falls short of quality on several counts. The plot itself is novelettish and the characters are, at the best, only stout cardboard, that of the stuffy young husband, John, being incredibly stupid. Jason Twelvetrees plays this unplayable part bravely without blanching at some dreadful lines, but he and his colleagues are not helped by direction that leaves no point unsharpened. Luan Peters creates some sympathy as the wife who goes off the rails, and Vincent Ball gives the best conviction to the nasty habits of Alex."[3]