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Candy (1968)

1968 · Feature film · 124 min · dir. Christian Marquand

She's only faithful to the book.

  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy

Synopsis

A high school girl encounters a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations while searching for the meaning of life.

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Details

Director
Christian Marquand
Writer
Buck Henry
Composer
Dave Grusin
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Studio
Corona Cinematografica, Dear Film
Released
1968-12-17
Running time
124 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · An Incredible Masterpiece · PhilosopherJay · 2022-07-09

I watched the 1 hour and 41 minute version on Tubi and enjoyed it, but thought that it was terribly jumpy and illogical. Watching the 2 hour and 3 minute version here, which is much closer to the original in running time, I realize that the film was a masterpiece of cinema. Thank you for giving me a chance to see one of the great films of the 1960s. Many of the amazing sex scenes that are here in the original were cut in the version on Tubi to the point that they didn't make any sense. The cuts to the movie make the lead character Candy seem like a silly victim of sex instead of a woman who…

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