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Candy

  • 20062006
  • RR
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish in Candy (2006)
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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 alterna... Read allA 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.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.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
45K
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POPULARITY
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1,976
  • Director
    • Neil Armfield
  • Writers
    • Luke Davies(novel "Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction")
    • Neil Armfield(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Heath Ledger
    • Abbie Cornish
    • Geoffrey Rush
Top credits
  • Director
    • Neil Armfield
  • Writers
    • Luke Davies(novel "Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction")
    • Neil Armfield(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Heath Ledger
    • Abbie Cornish
    • Geoffrey Rush
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 93User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 17 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Heath Ledger
    Heath Ledger
    • Danas Dan
    Abbie Cornish
    Abbie Cornish
    • Candyas Candy
    Geoffrey Rush
    Geoffrey Rush
    • Casperas Casper
    Tom Budge
    • Schumannas Schumann
    Roberto Meza Mont
    • Jorgeas Jorge
    Tony Martin
    Tony Martin
    • Mr. Wyattas Mr. Wyatt
    Noni Hazlehurst
    Noni Hazlehurst
    • Mrs. Wyattas Mrs. Wyatt
    Holly Austin
    Holly Austin
    • Sunglasses Shop Assistantas Sunglasses Shop Assistant
    Craig Moraghan
    • Washing Machine Dealeras Washing Machine Dealer
    John Lee
    • Hock Shop Manas Hock Shop Man
    Noel Herriman
    • Celebrantas Celebrant
    Tim McKenzie
    • Uncle Rodas Uncle Rod
    Tara Morice
    Tara Morice
    • Aunt Katherineas Aunt Katherine
    Maddi Newling
    • Janeyas Janey
    Patricia Lemon
    • Wedding Guestas Wedding Guest
    Barry Jaggers
    • Wedding Guestas Wedding Guest
    Cristian Saliadarre
    Cristian Saliadarre
    • Little Angeloas Little Angelo
    • (as Cristian Castillo)
    Leo Cowan
    • Mechanicas Mechanic
    • Director
      • Neil Armfield
    • Writers
      • Luke Davies(novel "Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction") (screenplay)
      • Neil Armfield(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    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. —Godiva4862
    • heroin
    • drug addict
    • prostitute
    • sex in a car
    • brothel
    • 138 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • More is never enough.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for pervasive depiction of drug addiction, disturbing images, language, sexual content and nudity
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Heath Ledger was the director's only choice for the role of Dan.
    • Goofs
      When Dan is sitting in the shower, the tattoo (which was real and was blacked out for some reason - it is actually a cluster of planets) on his shoulder smudges and transfers to the shower tile. The next scene it is intact.
    • Quotes

      Candy: Once upon a time, there was a Candy and Dan... Things were very hot that year... All the wax was melting on the trees... He would climb balconies, climb everywhere. Do anything for her... Oh Danny boy. Thousands of birds. The tiniest birds adorned her hair... Everything was golden... One night the bed caught fire... He was handsome, and a very good criminal... We lived on sunlight and chocolate bars... It was the afternoon of extravagant delight... Danny, the Daredevil... Candy went missing... The day's last rays of sunshine cruise like sharks..."I wanna try it your way this time!" You came into my life really fast, and I liked it. We squelched in the mud of our joy. I was wet thighed with the surrender... Then there was a gap in things... And the whole earth tilted... This is the business. This is what we're after. With you inside me... Comes the hatch of death...

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Casino Royale/Happy Feet/Bobby/Fast Food Nation/Candy/Come Early Morning (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Song to the Siren
      Arranged and Produced by Paul Charlier

      Performed by Paula Arundell

      Performed by Tim Buckley

      Courtesy of Universal Music Publishing Australia & Tim Buckley Music

    User reviews93

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    "Everything we ever did we did with the best of intentions."
    What a gripping film this is, not because of the enormous tragedy of its characters, but because of their goodness. Another user suggested ''Trainspotting'' meets ''Romeo + Juliet'' which I believe is an apt summary of Neil Armfield's Aussie gem Candy – the kind of film that takes you and shakes you with harrowing bleak portrayals juxtaposed with the euphoric state of romance. Although it is not devoid of faults, the film trumps most other films I've seen this year at the Stockholm Film Festival because of sheer emotional impact.

    But Candy opens on a hypnotic note of false security; lovable slacker Dan (Heath Ledger) and bohemian art student Candy (Abbie Cornish) indulge in drug-induced games, smiling, laughing, kissing, even playing with children. In the next scene Candy almost ODs in the bathtub, and the film bravely swoops down and offers us a look at something infinitely more unpleasant: drug addiction. Indeed, 'Candy' was largely being advertised as a romance for reasons I cannot pretend to understand, other than perhaps the shock factor in abandoning gushy romance for a bruised reality. The truth of the matter is that it offers one of the most unflinching looks into seedy junkie lives since Reqiuem For a Dream.

    The cast give fine and sometimes even excellent performances. Geoffrey Rush lends his dutiful Aussie charm to the supporting role of an 'accidental mentor' of sorts to Dan and Candy – "the father I always wanted, the one who buys you fizzy drinks and candy", remarks Dan in the introduction and we thereby know early on that his character is perhaps not a flawless or ethical one. Ledger is constantly pending between likable and loser in the film, and it is thanks to his apt narrative of events that he remains so well centred in the heart of 'Candy' (which should rightfully be titled 'Dan'). As a clever technique by first-time director Armfield, Ledger's soft-spoken narrative becomes punctured, mercilessly abandoning us in a time when we need it the most – when the seedy circumstances become too dire.

    But the big surprise is Abbie Cornish who is now regrettably stirring up more buzz with the Phillippe-Witherspoon split than with her remarkably bruised performance as the tragic heroine, Candy. She captures the escalating despair, desperation and nihilism of her character effortlessly and translates it with great emotional transparency. Soon she has resorted to full-time prostitution to get money for hits, and it is just heartrending. In particular there is a poignant and emotional scene with Candy and her father embracing after a shocking bit of news that cements the chaos Dan and Candy have gotten themselves in.

    Interestingly enough, 'Candy' is explicitly divided into three titled segments that pop up on the screen: heaven, earth and hell and it does a great job at portraying all three, uninhibitedly navigating the contrasts that form at their transitions. The soft-spoken words, love-making, drug-induced romantic euphoria and intimate caressing of the 'heaven' segment render 'hell' all the more harrowing, although I must remark that I found 'earth' to be by far the most graphic and difficult to watch. This can best be attributed to the scenes in which Dan and Candy try to lose their heroin addictions and lay suffering for days on a mattress, Trainspotting-style.

    In the end, 'Candy' remains – much like its peers, a cautionary tale of the horrors of drug life and how addiction can mess you up, and mess with relationships. Although there are few discernible flaws that jump out and grab you, the attempted humour simply isn't in-tune and it is needed as a tension-easer at times. Owing to this, Candy sadly offers little light at the end of the tunnel and it is far too easy to lose yourself in the gloom hopelessness. Yet most of this is compensated for by great performances of intrinsically good people that you cannot help rooting for, as Dan says: "Everything we ever did we did with the best of intentions."

    8 out of 10
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    • Flagrant-Baronessa
    • Nov 13, 2006

    FAQ7

    • Is this film based on a novel?
    • Does the salt injection really help an overdose?
    • Can you explain what Candy meant when she said "I've been clenching my fists all my life"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2006 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 迷幻甜心
    • Filming locations
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Film Finance
      • Paradigm Hyde Films
      • Renaissance Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $45,128
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,646
      • Nov 19, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,105,096
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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