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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.
Opened Friday Apr 22 2011 at the IFC Center, NYC:
Held over until May 5 2011
Opens
Friday May 06 2011 at the Downtown Independent Theater,
Los Angeles, CA
Visit
the Official Website www.beautifuldarling.com
for more theater dates
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Apr 30 11
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