Candy
Abbie Cornish and Heath Ledger star in a fearless portrayal of a young artist whose lust for life and limitless pleasure takes her to the edge.
Dir Neil Armfield, Australia, 2005 Starring Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish and Geoffrey Rush, 104 minutes
Abbie Cornish: Best Actress
Geoffrey Rush: Best Actor Supporting Role
2006 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Opens nationwide, 3 November 2006
Screening Saturday 21 October at the ICA as part of the London Film Festival.
ICA Members' Preview Saturday 28 October at 11am.
"Compulsively watchable. Cornish follows up her impressive turn in Somersault with another riveting performance." The Sun-Herald
"Totally heart wrenching... thoroughly indispensable" The Big Issue
"One of the most heartbreaking films of the year * * * *" Empire
"a poetic vibe from the lurid subject matter… what it says is spoken beautifully * * * *" Film Review
Acclaimed Australian director Neil Armfield has adapted Luke Davies' best-selling novel Candy and produced a contemporary love story of startling beauty for the screen. Abbie Cornish delivers a fearless portrayal of a young artist whose lust for life takes her to the edge. In his first film since the award-winning Brokeback Mountain, Heath Ledger breathes a sweet and tender optimism into Dan, a sometime-poet lost in love with Candy. In heroin, they find a path to limitless pleasure, but as addiction takes hold they lose the very thing they sought, and their intense and sensual world quickly begins to unravel. Lyrical, poetic, and complete with a gritty soundtrack and striking colour palette, Candy opens the door on a dream vision that will have meaning for all who have been dazzled by the beauty of the world.