Candy (2006)
Année de sortie : 2006
Pays : Australia
Titre alternatif : Candy - Reise der Engel, Paradiso + Inferno, Кэнди
Réalisateur : Neil Armfield
Scénariste : Luke Davies, Neil Armfield
Production & Genre
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Sociétés : Film Finance Group, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Paradigm Hyde Films, Renaissance Films
Genre : Drama, Romance
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Mots-clés
Mots-clés : artist, australia, based on novel or book, cold turkey, drawing and painting, heroin, junkie, lovers, marriage, mental breakdown, methadone programme
Synopsis
Candy follows an Australian man who falls in love with two things: a woman named Candy and heroin. The story begins when he meets Candy, an art student drawn to his bohemian lifestyle. Their relationship quickly becomes intertwined with their shared love for heroin. As they spiral into drug addiction, their lives alternate between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair. Despite attempts to go clean in Melbourne, they fail and resort to finding money and drugs while other possessions and attachments become unimportant. Candy's character evolves from an actress and call girl to a streetwalker and eventually a madwoman as their addiction worsens.
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Résumé
Candy is a drama film directed by Neil Armfield that explores the destructive relationship between heroin addiction and love. Based on Luke Davies' novel of the same name, the movie follows an unnamed Australian man who narrates his descent into drug dependency with his lover, Candy. Set in Sydney and Melbourne, the film delves into themes of love, addiction, and self-destruction. It offers a raw and honest portrayal of heroin addiction and its impact on relationships.
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