Candy
108 minutes, 2005
Sat. Oct 14, 7:15PM, Rafael
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Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish give electrifying performances in this seductive and harrowing tale of two junkies in love, directed by Australian theater wizard Neil Armfield and based on the novel by Luke Davies. Dan and Candy are beautiful, artistic and completely intoxicated with each other, so it doesn't seem a giant step when Candy asks Dan to initiate her in heroin injection. At first they appear to defy gravity, but as the pretty poison takes its toll, their headfirst plunge down the rabbit hole becomes a nightmare of crime, prostitution and worse. Candy's middle-class parents try to pull her back, blaming Dan for everything, but the lovers see themselves in this together, “bound by passion till the end of time.” Geoffrey Rush delivers a splendid turn as Casper, the droll chemistry professor who is Dan's mentor, fellow user and the go-to guy when they're in a fix (or need one). — R. Peterson
Director: Neil Armfield
Producer: Margaret Fink, Emile Sherman
Screenwriter: Neil Armfield, Luke Davies
Cinematographer: Garry Phillips
Editor: Dany Cooper
Cast: Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Noni Hazlehurst, Garry McDonald
Print Source: THINKFilm
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