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Candy (2006) [R]

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

More is never enough.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Overview from Open Movies

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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Rankings and Honors

Candy (2006) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes 47%
Metacritic 57/100
Awards Won: 6 wins & 17 nominations

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Production

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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