This is one of the most bizarre little Art-house flicks I have ever seen. It's entirely shot in NYC in black & white and features and electronic soundtrack by a former Kraftwerk member, what alone makes this film unique and it's produced by Hollywood director Allan A. Goldstein (Death Wish V). It's about a young girl (Francesca Dipaola -> smokin' hot!) who gets lost in dark surreal world of drugs and sex. And it's about the hell that the internet sometimes turns out to be... And if I say "hell" I really mean the place where the devil lives... Hard to describe how strange this flick is and how fantastic it is made since watching it is like living inside a dream.
The old film effects combined with a rough pixelization makes you feel like being trapped inside the virtual internet reality version of a 40's Film Noir... It's surreal, yes, but not as half as confusing as David Lynch's Lost Highway or Mullholland Drive. It tells a straight story, so what one reviewer here wrote about it is rather a hate tirade against the filmmakers with no relation to the actual movie itself.
Stunning imagery, fantastic score, haunting story is what you get with Candy's Room. German speaking cult cinema magazine "Splatting Image" praised it as "intoxicating and beautiful"... and that's true.
I highly recommend this little jewel of US indie filmmaking to everyone who is interested in films by David Lynch, Peter Greenaway or Michael Almereyda.
Maybe not for everyone, but definitely for aficionados. 9/10.
The old film effects combined with a rough pixelization makes you feel like being trapped inside the virtual internet reality version of a 40's Film Noir... It's surreal, yes, but not as half as confusing as David Lynch's Lost Highway or Mullholland Drive. It tells a straight story, so what one reviewer here wrote about it is rather a hate tirade against the filmmakers with no relation to the actual movie itself.
Stunning imagery, fantastic score, haunting story is what you get with Candy's Room. German speaking cult cinema magazine "Splatting Image" praised it as "intoxicating and beautiful"... and that's true.
I highly recommend this little jewel of US indie filmmaking to everyone who is interested in films by David Lynch, Peter Greenaway or Michael Almereyda.
Maybe not for everyone, but definitely for aficionados. 9/10.