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Candy

Dan is a poet who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. As Dan goes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, Candy changes from an actress to a streetwalker and then a madwoman. Starting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to...

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Corporate Author: Film Finance Corporation Australia., Paradigm Hyde Films (Firm), New South Wales Film and Television Office., Margaret Fink Films., Sherman Pictures., Thinkfilm (Firm)
Other Authors: Fink, Margaret., Sherman, Emile., Armfield, Neil., Davies, Luke, 1962-, Ledger, Heath, 1979-2008., Cornish, Abbie, 1982-, Rush, Geoffrey, 1951-, Budge, Tom., Meza Mont, Roberto., Martin, Tony, 1955-, Hazlehurst, Noni., Austin, Holly., Moraghan, Craig.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Thinkfilm, [2007]
Subjects:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Heroin abuse > Drama.
Poets > Drama.
Actresses > Australia > Drama.
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation > Australia > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Australia > Drama.
Romance > Drama.
Melbourne (Vic.) > Drama.
Foreign films > Australia.
Melodramas (Motion pictures.
Crime > Feature.
Summary: Dan is a poet who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. As Dan goes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, Candy changes from an actress to a streetwalker and then a madwoman. Starting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to try and go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant.
Item Description: Based on the novel "Candy: a novel of love and addiction" by Luke Davies.
DVD release of the 2006 motion picture.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD ; Region 1 ; full frame presentation ; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.
Audience: MPAA rating: R; for pervasive depiction of drug addiction, disturbing images, language, sexual content and nudity.
Awards: Australian Film Institute, 2006: AFI Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted (Luke Davies, Neil Armfield).
Production Credits: Director of photography, Garry Phillips ; editor, Dany Cooper ; music, Paul Charlier ; costume designer, Jodie Fried ; production designer, Robert Cousins.

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