A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush
Written by:
Luke Davies
Neil Armfield
Directed by:
Neil Armfield
Release Date:
May 25, 2006
Original Title:
Candy
Alternate Titles:
Candy
Candy - OZ
愛糖針
캔디
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Film Finance Group
New South Wales Film & Television Office
Paradigm Hyde Films
Renaissance Films
Production Countries:
Australia | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA15+ BR: 16 DE: 16 GB: 15 PT: M/16 US: R
Runtime: 116
A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
This story is a narration from an Australian man who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. The narrator changes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, while Candy changes from an actress, call girl, streetwalker, and then a madwoman. Starting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant.
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Internet Movie Database | 7.2/10 |
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Rotten Tomatoes | 47% |
Metacritic | 57/100 |
Awards Won: | 6 wins & 17 nominations |
Additional Soundtrack:
Arvo Pärt
Art Direction:
Laurie Faen
Assistant Grip:
Jonnie Leahy
Associate Producer:
Iain Canning
Casting:
Nikki Barrett
Clapper Loader:
Christian Luxton
Color Grading:
Olivier Fontenay
Costume Design:
Jodie Fried
Costume Supervisor:
Robyn Elliott
Director:
Neil Armfield
Director of Photography:
Garry Phillips
Editor:
Dany Cooper
Executive Producer:
Angus Finney
Andrew Mackie
Richard Payten
Michael Whyke
Terrence Yason
First Assistant Director:
Chris Webb
First Assistant Editor:
Rodrigo Balart
Focus Puller:
Sally Eccleston
Grip:
Scott Brokate
Key Grip:
Gary Lincoln
Line Producer:
Libby Sharpe
Novel:
Luke Davies
Original Music Composer:
Paul Charlier
Producer:
Margaret Fink
Emile Sherman
Production Design:
Robert Cousins
Screenplay:
Neil Armfield
Luke Davies
Script Editor:
John Collee
Script Supervisor:
Paul Kiely
Second Assistant Director:
Alison Meir
Set Decoration:
Richie Dehne
Sound Designer:
Paul Charlier
Sound Effects Editor:
Damian Candusso
Michael McMenomy
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Ian McLoughlin
Sound Recordist:
Mark Blackwell
Still Photographer:
Hugh Hartshorne
Jun Tagami
Supervising Sound Editor:
Andrew Plain
Third Assistant Director:
Tim Lion
Visual Effects Producer:
Kent Boswell
Visual Effects Supervisor:
Dave Morley
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