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Beautiful Darling, a documentary film, pays tribute to the short but influential life of an extraordinary person -- the actress Candy Darling, born James Slattery in a Long Island suburb in 1944. Drawn to the feminine from childhood, by the mid-Sixties James had become Candy, a gorgeous, blonde actress and well-known downtown New York figure. Candy's career took her through the raucous and revolutionary Off-off-Broadway theater scene and into Andy Warhol's legendary Factory. There she became close to Warhol and starred in two Factory movies that still shock and amuse today: Flesh and Women in Revolt. Candy used her Warhol fame to land further film roles, and her admirer Tennessee Williams cast her in his play Small Craft Warnings. She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood star, but tragically died of lymphoma in the early Seventies, at only twenty-nine. Candy's beauty, humor, and early death, the guts it took to live as a woman, the glamorous parties and the famous friends -- most of all the strength of will she demonstrated in her remarkable act of self-creation -- moved those who knew her in her lifetime and continue to gather fans today. It's a story of wild, creative times and of audacious people, but one that has a theme inspiring for anyone, anywhere: whatever the obstacles, be true to yourself. The film uses both current and vintage interviews, excerpts from Candy's own diaries and letters, as well as vintage footage of Candy and friends.
Production credits:
Writer/Director: James Rasin James Rasin is a New York City writer and filmmaker. His short film The Burning Ghat, starring Beat writer Herbert Huncke, was screened at the Venice Biennale, and won the Gold Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival. His short documentary, Gregory Corso Reads From the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, was included in the Whitney Museum's "Beat Culture and the New America", and was also in the Venice Biennale. Rasin has written several screenplays, including co-writing (with Jack Walls) Somebody's Sins, about the lives of Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith. He has also written, directed and produced Off-off-Broadway theater.
Performers (voice):
Chloe Sevigny as Candy Darling Chloe Sevigny has been one of the most respected and in-demand actresses of her generation, from her 1995 debut in Larry Clark's Kids, to her Academy Award-nominated performance in Boys Don't Cry, to her ongoing role in the hit HBO series Big Love, for which she won a Golden Globe award in 2010. Additional voices: Patton Oswalt Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt has appeared in his own stand-up specials on Comedy Central and HBO. He voiced hero Remy in the beloved animated film Ratatouille.
Performers (as themselves):
George Abagnalo Paul Ambrose Penny Arcade Peter Beard Bob Colacello Jackie Curtis Candy Darling Ron Delsener Vincent Fremont Aaron Richard Golub Sam Green Pat Hackett Helen Hanft Robert Heide Melba LaRose Jr. Fran Lebowitz Agosto Machado Gerard Malanga Taylor Mead Paul Morrissey Julie Newmar Jeremiah Newton Glenn O'Brien Michael J. Pollard Ruby Lynn Reyner Geraldine Smith Valerie Solanas Andy Warhol John Waters Tennessee Williams Holly Woodlawn
Producer: Jeremiah Newton Jeremiah Newton was a close friend of Candy Darling and is the executor of her estate. He co-edited (with Francesca Passalacqua and D.E. Hardy) the book My Face for the World to See: The Diaries, Letters, and Drawings of Candy Darling (Hardy Marks Publications, 1997), and wrote additional material for Mary Harron's film I Shot Andy Warhol ('96). A former president of the STONEWALL Veterans' Association, he works as Film & TV Industry Liaison at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
Producer: Elisabeth Bentley Elisabeth Bentley has worked extensively as a writer, most recently being nominated for a Writers Guild of America award for her screenplay for Nanking in 2008. Her writing for non-fiction films ranges from the Academy Award nominated Twin Towers to projects on comedian Tommy Chong and Catholic visionary Dorothy Day. Films written and/or produced by Bentley have appeared in dozens of festivals, including being invited to Cannes and Sundance.
Producer: Gill Holland Spirit Award-nominee Producer of the Year Gill Holland, of The Group Entertainment, has been involved in the production of over sixty films, including Loggerheads (Sundance '05), Spirit Award-winner Sweet Land, multiple award-winner Spring Forward, comedy The Adventures of Power and documentary FLOW: For Love of Water (both Sundance '08). In 1997 Holland produced Hurricane, written and directed by Morgan Freeman, which was the first feature to win three awards at Sundance.
Investor: Flowerside Creations Flowerside Creations is a private finance group that makes strategic investments in targeted areas, and with specific entities, involved in the arts and other related fields. Beautiful Darling is indebted to, and would like to thank, Flowerside Creations for their considerable financial participation in the production of the film.
Executive Producer Michael J. Newman
Director of Photography Martina Radwan
Editor Zac Stuart-Pontier
Original music composed by Gerald Busby Louis Durra
Piano Louis Durra
Music Supervisor Peter Iselin
Co-Producers Jessica Marx Zac Stuart-Pontier Carly Hugo
Associate Producers Meg E. Newman Hilary McCutcheon
For Sundance Channel, Executive Producers Lynne Kirby Ann Rose
Archival Research Barbara Gregson Christina DeHaven Royce Berkowitz Derek Darling
Casting Michael Nicolo
Title Design Deborah Ross Film Design
Title Animation and Typesetting DitlevFilms
Assistant to Mr. Rasin and Mr. Newton Anne Loretto
Additional Photography Luis Colon Gabriel Judet-Weinshel Alan McIntyre Smith
Assistant Camera Marcela Coto Ganesh Hennigs
Production Sound Tyler Cartner Jesse Flower-Ambroch Robin Shore
Assistant Editor Brian Gates
Online Editor Howard Leder
Music Editor Trevor Howard
Additional music compositions by Ben Decter
Post Production Sound Services Spank Machine, Los Angeles
Supervising Sound Editor, Re-recording Mixer Andy Hay
Mixed at Switch Studios, Venice, CA
Sound engineers for Ms. Sevigny Iaeden Hovorka Laura Sinnott Ovasen Studios, New York
Sound engineer for Mr. Oswalt James Doser The Complex Studios, Los Angeles
Color Correction Paul Roman
Post Production Services West Post Digital, Inc.
Motion Graphics Daishi Takiishi Mike Gaines
Production Assistants Jon Ryan McMahon Miranda Sajdak Cymbre Walk Jenna Friedenberg (digital assistant)
Post-Production Assistants, New York Brady Walker Adam Corre
Post-Production Assistant, Los Angeles Jack Michael Marshall
Editorial Facilities, Los Angeles Caliban Filmworks
Key Art Tony Jannetti, Media Wall Design
Production Bookkeeper Pam Plymell
Clearance Counsel Michael Donaldson Lisa Callif
Counsel to Beautiful Darling, LLC Miriam Stern, Esq.
Songs (in order of appearance):
"My Dearest Darling" Performed by Etta James Written by Edwin J. Bocage Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"Andy Warhol" Performed by David Bowie Written by David Bowie Courtesy of RZO Music
"Pink Shoelaces" Performed by Dodie Stevens Written by Micki Grant Courtesy of Universal Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"Make Up" Performed by Lou Reed Written by Lou Reed Courtesy of the RCA Records Label By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
"The 'In' Crowd" Performed by Bryan Ferry Written by William E. Page II Courtesy of Virgin Records, Ltd. Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
"She's About a Mover" Performed by Sir Douglas Quintet Written by Doug Sahm Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"My Place Tonight" Performed by Paul Serrato Written by Paul Serrato Courtesy of Paul Serrato
"Djingle Django" Written by Pat McCarthy Courtesy of Partners in Rhyme
"Looking for Love" Performed by Lou Reed Written by Lou Reed Courtesy of the RCA Records Label By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
"Candy Says" Performed by the Velvet Underground Written by Lou Reed Courtesy of Universal Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"La Vérité ou la Mort" Performed by the Traffic Quintet Written by Alexandre Desplat Courtesy of Alexandre Desplat
"Candy Says" (Country Jellyfish Live Version) Performed by Blind Melon Written by Lou Reed Courtesy of Capitol Records Under license from EMI Film & Television Music |
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