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DVD Release: Candy [WS Limited Edition]

  • Release Date: 2003
  • Widescreen presentation [1.85:1]
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Radio spots
  • Still gallery
  • Talent bios
  • A set of collector's cards

DVD Release: Candy [WS]

  • Release Date: 2001
  • Widescreen presentation [1.85:1] enhanced for 16x9 TVs
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Radio spots
  • Still gallery
  • Talent bios

  • Rating: StarStar
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Movie Type: Sex Comedy, Satire
  • Themes: Playing the Field
  • Director: Christian Marquand
  • Main Cast: Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, John Huston
  • Release Year: 1968
  • Country: FR/IT
  • Run Time: 123 minutes

Plot

In this big-budget adaptation of Terry Southern's satiric sex farce (the sort of project that could get an immediate green light in the late 1960's and at practically no other time before or since), Ewa Aulin is Candy, a sweet young woman who doesn't seem entirely aware of the powerful sexual desire she brings out in men. While her father (John Astin) and mother (Elsa Martinelli) try to keep Candy in line, the task proves to be all but impossible, as she's seduced by a remarkable variety of men in her journeys, including a booze-addled poet (Richard Burton), a mystical guru who lives on a truck (Marlon Brando), a gardener from Mexico (Ringo Starr), a fanatical military man who refuses to leave his plane (Walter Matthau), a pair of uncomfortably high-strung doctors (John Huston and James Coburn) and even her own uncle (Astin, again). The Byrds and Steppenwolf contributed songs to the soundtrack; the screenplay was written by Buck Henry. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast


Walter Matthau - Gen. Smight; Ringo Starr - Emmanuel; Ewa Aulin - Candy; John Astin - Daddy, Uncle Jack; Elsa Martinelli - Livia; "Sugar Ray" Robinson - Zero; Lea Padovani - Silvia; Florinda Bolkan - Lolita; Marilù Tolo - Conchita; Nicoletta Machiavelli - Marquita; Joey Forman - Cop; Fabian Dean - Sergeant; Enrico Maria Salerno - Jonathan J. John; Peter Dane; Enzo Fiermonte; Umberto Orsini - Hood; Anita Pallenberg - Nurse Bullock; Micaela Pignatelli; Steppenwolf; James Coburn - Dr. Krankheit

Credit

Francesco Cinieri - First Assistant Director; Giancarlo Cappelli - Editor; Douglas Trumbull - Special Effects; Mia Fonssagrives - Costume Designer; Dave Grusin - Composer (Music Score); Enrico Grusin - Composer (Music Score); Robert Haggiag - Producer; Buck Henry - Screenwriter; Augie Lohman - Special Effects; Don Luiro - Choreography; Christian Marquand - Director; Christian Marquand - Producer; Giuseppe Rotunno - Cinematographer; Enrico Sabbatini - Costume Designer; Frank Santillo - Editor; Terry Southern - Book Author; Dean Tavoularis - Art Director; Vicky Tiel - Costume Designer; Selig J. Seligman - Executive Producer; Basil Fenton-Smith - Sound/Sound Designer; Mason Hoffenberg - Book Author

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Wikipedia: Candy (1968 film)
Candy
Candy_movieposter.jpg
original film poster
Directed by Christian Marquand
Produced by Robert Haggiag
Selig J. Seligman
Peter Zoref
Written by Terry Southern
Mason Hoffenberg
Buck Henry
Starring Ewa Aulin
John Astin
Charles Aznavour
Marlon Brando
Richard Burton
James Coburn
John Huston
Ringo Starr
Cinematography Giuseppe Rotunno
Release date(s) 1968
Running time 124 minutes
Language English
IMDb profile
This article is on the 1968 film. For the 2006 film, see Candy (2006 film)

Candy is a 1968 film directed by Christian Marquand. Based on the 1958 novel by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, it starred Ringo Starr, Ewa Aulin, Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, John Huston, Walter Matthau, and Sugar Ray Robinson. Anita Pallenberg and Florinda Bolkan also appear in small parts.

Plot

The opening sequence shows Candy (Ewa Aulin) descending to Earth from outer space. In the next scene, she is in school, where her father (John Astin) is also her teacher. She attends a poetry recital by eccentric poet MacPhisto (Richard Burton), who offers her a ride home in his limousine. At her home, MacPhisto gets increasingly drunk and continues to recite poems, inspiring Candy and the Mexican gardener Emanuel (Ringo Starr) to have sex. After this scandal, the family decides to send her off to a private school, and she embarks on a psychedelic journey during which she meets a number of strange people, including a sex starved military general (Walter Matthau), a doctor who performs public operations (James Coburn), a hunchback (Charles Aznavour) and a fake Indian guru (Marlon Brando).

The story bears a marked similarity to Voltaire's Candide, including its naïve protagonist (switched from male to female), its penchant for exploring human sexuality, the protagonist's far-reaching travels, and her attempt to find some basic Good in humanity among all its charlatans and hypocrites. Whereas Candide is generally taken advantage of for a variety of reasons/uses, however, Candy herself is almost always sought after for her sexual appeal. This comes closer to the portrayal of Cunégonde, the heroine of Voltaire's novel.

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