Went to see "Candy" on Monday night. That's the Australian junkie movie for those without an art house close by. I read the novel in 1998 and from what I remember about the book the film is a good translation.
Abbie Cornish is absolutely radiant as Candy even at the deepest darkest point of the film, Heath Ledger is Dan her as loving as a junkie can be boyfriend/husband, and Geoffrey Rush is Caspar, Dan's older gay chemistry professor friend who is as close as Dan has to a father (and also a handy source for very pure heroin). How can a film go wrong with a cast like that? Actually I don't remember seeing Abbie Cornish before and her credits on IMDB don't mean much to me, though there are two post-production projects there so we should be seeing more of her in the near future.
The movie has also left me feeling a bit twitchy or restless at the very least. Despite the red burn pollution day (no wood or coal fires, restrict driving), I must've driven around for half an hour after seeing it. I didn't stop at any of my usual bars or coffee shops I just drove trying to decide whose company I needed.
I decided, but then decided against dropping in. Sometimes it's better to keep things less complicated.
Anyway, Sundance is coming and my friend Brian's cousin has a film in the World Documentary competition "A Very British Gangster." If you search for it on the Sundance Film Festival page or IMDB (see links at right) you can read the blurb. The best thing is that Brian gets to come back from Dublin for Sundance to show his cousin around.
I'm having spell check problems again today, so pardon any errors.
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