

Brand New 2K HD Restoration! Candy Christian (Ewa Aulin) is an innocent yet luscious high school student and when fate sends her on a far-out journey of sexual discovery - Candy on her trippy travels, encounters lust and lunacy at the hands of a drunken poet (Richard Burton), a Mexican gardener (Ringo Starr), a patriotic general (Walter Matthau), a mad surgeon (James Coburn), and a mystic guru (Marlon Brando). Can the world's most stalwart members get their own sweet piece of Candy? Or will a final freaky twist swallow her whole forever? John Astin, Charles Aznavour, John Huston, Elsa Martinelli, Florinda Bolkan, Anita Pallenberg, Enrico Maria Salerno and boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson co-star in this notoriously sexy '60s satire, featuring music by The Byrds and Steppenwolf and based on the novel by Terry Southern (Easy Rider) and Mason Hoffenberg that scandalized the decade! Screenplay by the great Buck Henry (The Graduate) and directed by actor Christian Marquand (Of Flesh and Blood). Bonus Features: Interview with Screenwriter Buck Henry | Interview with Film Critic and Historian Kim Morgan I Original Theatrical Trailer | Radio Spots Review: Enjoy the trip - One of the great white elephants of the cinema, 'Candy' is very rarely shown on British television, making a DVD purchase pretty much the only way to enjoy this bizarre sixties romp. And it is enjoyable once you get past the rather vague screenplay, the rampant sexism and the spot-the-Hollywood-superstar in a potentially career-ending performance, including Marlon Brando as an Indian guru and Richard Burton as a lecherous romantic poet. It is best, however, to forget Ringo Starr's Mexican gardener. The Byrds soundtrack is spot-on though. Wierdly hypnotic in a way that only a film of a certain type made in the late sixties can be, 'Candy' can genuinely claim to be unique and it somehow manages to hold itself together to become a true enigma. Based loosely on Voltaire's 'Candide' updated for the hippie generation, the film flows seamlessly from one strange scene to another with little or no connection between them. The thing is though, the longer you watch, the more you find yourself forgiving the film's shortcomings and enjoying yourself until the whole thing finally runs out of steam and finishes with a quite wonderful final scene featuring the beautiful star, Ewa Aulin, wandering dreamlike through the entire cast of the film who have gathered in a sunlit meadow, appearing for all the world to be a festival crowd. So, sit back, dim the lights, and enjoy the trip... Review: Top Stars in a Great Comedy - A great film with a fantastic cast. I first saw this film when it was broadcast on ITV. The only write up in the TV Times, (That.'s how long ago it was) was the title CANDY. .If you like the idea of an adult comedy combined with some of the top stars of that era, you'll love this film.
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S**X
Enjoy the trip
One of the great white elephants of the cinema, 'Candy' is very rarely shown on British television, making a DVD purchase pretty much the only way to enjoy this bizarre sixties romp. And it is enjoyable once you get past the rather vague screenplay, the rampant sexism and the spot-the-Hollywood-superstar in a potentially career-ending performance, including Marlon Brando as an Indian guru and Richard Burton as a lecherous romantic poet. It is best, however, to forget Ringo Starr's Mexican gardener. The Byrds soundtrack is spot-on though. Wierdly hypnotic in a way that only a film of a certain type made in the late sixties can be, 'Candy' can genuinely claim to be unique and it somehow manages to hold itself together to become a true enigma. Based loosely on Voltaire's 'Candide' updated for the hippie generation, the film flows seamlessly from one strange scene to another with little or no connection between them. The thing is though, the longer you watch, the more you find yourself forgiving the film's shortcomings and enjoying yourself until the whole thing finally runs out of steam and finishes with a quite wonderful final scene featuring the beautiful star, Ewa Aulin, wandering dreamlike through the entire cast of the film who have gathered in a sunlit meadow, appearing for all the world to be a festival crowd. So, sit back, dim the lights, and enjoy the trip...
A**R
Top Stars in a Great Comedy
A great film with a fantastic cast. I first saw this film when it was broadcast on ITV. The only write up in the TV Times, (That.'s how long ago it was) was the title CANDY. .If you like the idea of an adult comedy combined with some of the top stars of that era, you'll love this film.
A**L
Nice movie
I bought the DVD 'Candy' for a friend of mine who loves films of that era. I managed to find the time to watch it before handing it over to him. Although it definitely is not a great film, I loved watching it because it reminds those of us over 50 that life was good in the past. The film contains all of those things that are now considered politically incorrect and we, all of us, are poorer for it. The film contains a rape scene, up-skirting shots, unprofessional behaviour from the medical profession and truly humourous lines and scenes that left me rollicking in laughter. The only reason that I am writing this review is to give due credit to Ewa Aulin, without whom the film would not have been as good. She did not even get a mention on the cover. Yes, the sixties and freedom of expression really did change the world.
S**R
DVD
This is a very 60s, type film. And It's worth watching to, it also has a host of stars. These include, Marlon Brando and Ringo Star. The story line it's self plays to the decade, very well indeed.
P**O
Les mémoires!
Pur enjouement - quelle une joie/Sheer playfulness - what a joy!
D**Y
Candy
Great film great condition with insert
B**E
Nostalgia can't save this mess.
Of it's time I suppose. Quite a notorious film in it's day and regarded as sexually adventurous, but of course very staid to our eyes now. It follows ingénue Candy in her travels and the characters she meets on the way who usually try to take advantage of her. The film is full of references to psychedelia, meditation and eastern spiritualism which were popular at the time. The storyline and scripting is a complete mess and it's surprising how many well known actors were keen to get involved in this film. I didn't see the film in its heyday so was keen to see what I had missed, and the answer is very little. A useful reminder that we used to make rubbish films in the old days too. Some innovative camera-work though.
S**D
a little bit of fun
This is a fun - if rather dated - psychedelic film from the hippie era. It presents a coming-of-age story about a girl who experiences a series of bizarre adventures (many of them sexual). In many ways, this movie is a satire of late 1960's pornography - and the beautiful Ewa Aulin (who plays Candy) provides a standout performance. Many well know actors got involved in the project, and the result is quite surreal. Some of the 'big names' include Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, Walter Matthau, Ringo Starr, and Charles Aznavour. The film is based on the novel (of the same title) by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg. Overall, it's a lighthearted and farcical affair. As a bit of fun, allowing one to reminisce about the 1960's, it's entertaining. However, it's a low-quality production - and is quite forgettable.
ロ**ロ
懐かしい
映像も内容も懐かしいものでした
V**A
Sex-Farce aus dem Geiste Carrolls und Voltaires
Ein Film, bereit für eine Wiederentdeckung. Eine knallbunte Persiflage, die so wirkt, als hätte sich Barbarella in einen exzessiven Traum von Alejandro Jodorowsky verirrt. Gedreht 1968, trotz beachtlichem Staraufgebot (immerhin: Richard Burton, Ringo Starr, James Coburn, Marlon Brando, Walther Matthau, John Huston, Charles Aznavour u.a.) damals ein Flop. Das mag verwundern, scheint er doch aus heutiger Sicht perfekt in seine Zeit zu passen. Wäre da nicht Terry Southerns ("Dr. Strangelove") anarchische Romanvorlage ... Schon von Beginn an herrscht eine entrückte Atmosphäre: psychedelische Klänge begleiten eine die Tiefe des Weltalls durchforschende Kamera nur um sich dann als Traum der Protagonistin zu entpuppen: Candy (Ewa Aulin), naiv- blondes Highschool-Girl und Titelgebende Heldin hat schon von Anfang an eher den Charakter eines sexuellen Phantasmas als einer realen Person. In den folgenden zwei Stunden stolpert sie von einer aberwitzigen Episode in die nächste und stößt dabei auf die schillernden Figuren, die den Charme des Films ausmachen. Da wäre einmal der sich selbst inszenierende Poet (Richard Burton), der mexikanische Gärtner (Ringo Starr) oder der in einem LKW hausende Guru (Marlon Brando). Aber auf wen sie auch trifft, alle wollen Candy letztendlich an die Wäsche, teilweise mit den abenteuerlichsten Begründungen - so appelliert etwa der herrsche General (Walter Matthau) an ihren Patriotismus, der Guru verspricht ihr hingegen die Erleuchtung u.s.w. Zu den irrwitzigsten Abschnitten des Films gehören wahrscheinlich die Szenen im Krankenhaus, in denen sich ein Arzt (James Coburn) bei der öffentlichen "Vorführung" einer Operation (zu der das Publikum in Abendrobe erscheint) wie ein Filmstar feiern lässt. Da darf dann natürlich eine "After-Operation-Party", bei der dem Arzt Gelegenheit bleibt, Candy ausführlich zu "untersuchen", nicht fehlen. Auf den ersten Blick scheint "Candy" vor allem aufgrund einer gewissen 68er Nostalgie heutige Zuseher anlocken zu können. Dafür sorgen die halluzinatorische Atmosphäre, der stimmungsvolle Soundtrack (The Byrds, Steppenwolf) und die zahlreichen Cameo-Auftritte damaliger Prominenter (Ringo Starr, Sugar Ray Robinson, Anita Pallenberg u.a.). Es steckt aber durchaus auch kritisches Potential in dem Film. "Candy" ist eine brillante Sex-Farce, eine Parodie pornographischer Erzählmuster aus dem Geiste Carrolls und Voltaires (die Nähe von "Candy" zu "Candide" ist augenfällig). Dabei verirrt sich Candy als eine Art Alice im (psychedelischen) Wunderland zusehends in immer surrealer wirkenden Situationen und entlarvt mit ihrem Erscheinen die Nichtigkeit hochgestochener Ideale. Einerseits werden die "alten" Werte - verkörpert etwa durch ihren Vater (John Astin), der für Candy Erzieher, Lehrer und Aufseher zugleich ist - über den Haufen geworfen: Schon in der ersten Hälfte des Films wird er quasi unschädlich gemacht und im weiteren Verlauf zu einer Art Maschine reduziert, die (Achtung Spoiler!) sarkastischer Weise Candy am Ende ihre größte sexuelle Erfüllung verschafft. Aber auch die revolutionären Verkünder neuer Ideale wie z. B. der Dichter oder der Guru kommen nicht gut weg. Vor Candy lassen sie ihre Masken fallen und entblößen ihre triebgesteuerte Natur. Insofern ist die blonde Nymphe Candy eine Projektionsfläche, die als halbnackter Engel herabsteigt, um der männlich dominierten Ordnung den Spiegel vorzuhalten. Trotz dieser Irrealität der Figur (die durch Anfang und Ende des Films betont wird), spielt die damals 17-jährige Ewa Aulin Candy zutiefst menschlich und macht durch ihre Gesten und Blicke aus ihrer Rolle einen natürlichen Charakter. Ganz im Gegenteil ihre männlichen Partner (Marlon Brandos herrliches Overacting muss man gesehen haben!): sie wirken bewusst wie Karikaturen. Fazit: "Candy" ist komisch, ironisch, chaotisch und steckt voller bizarrer Symbole und Episoden. Eine gekonnte Mischung aus erotischem Märchen und absurder Komödie irgendwo zwischen Avantgarde und Kitsch. Der surreale Bilderreigen ist durchaus diskussionswürdig. Eine Wiederentdeckung lohnt sich! Zur DVD: Für einen doch schon etwas älteren Film präsentiert sich die DVD von cinema club in ausgezeichneter Bild- und mäßiger Tonqualität. Nur englische Tonspur, keine Untertitel und außer dem Trailer keine Extras.
D**N
A cult classic
I always wanted to see this film since it was first released to the theatres back in 1968 but I was too young to watch it. Now that I have,all I can say is this movie is pointless,meaningless and absolutely makes no sense at all since it has no plot but still it is outstanding in every other way. The acting,the dialogue, the direction,the cinematography and everything else that I failed to mention was brilliant. Marlon Brando (who hated his part)was excellent; Richard Burton and Walter Matthau gave dynamite performances as well as John Astin,John Huston,James Coburn, Ewa Aulin(as Candy), Ringo Starr and all the others (the list is too long). This is one outrages,crazy and funny film to see. Certainly a cult classic!
E**K
Candy ein verrückter Film aus den sechzigern mit Starbesetzung
Wie angegeben alles bestens
S**Y
Bad and Good but Bad Bests the Good but the Good Remains
Some movies have the designation that they are; "so bad that it is good." Well, Candy is so bad that it is BAD!!! Wait!!! Bad is a relative term. Despite my declaring Candy is bad, I will, however, set it aside and in a year or so will watch it again. I will also share it with others. Candy gives a view of an era in Western culture when hipness and grooviness resulted in love-ins and marches against the Vietnam War and general changes in Western cultures and societies. Then there is the sensuous and sensual appeal of the lithe and lovely Ewa Aulin who fills the screen as the Candy main character. She is, truly, the proverbial "eye candy" that provokes the basic raw adoration many a male has for the female of our species. Since this movie sells at an affordable price there is nothing to hinder the curious from ordering the flick and taking a groovy trip to the halcyon days of a time long gone but that lives on in the aging memories of the awesome baby Boomers of the West. You betcha'.
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