Kissing Candice Explained

Kissing Candice
Director:Aoife McArdle
Starring:Ann Skelly
Music:Jon Clarke
Cinematography:Steve Annis
Editing:Dan Sherwen
Distributor:Wildcard Distribution
Runtime:102 minutes
Country:Ireland
Language:English

Kissing Candice is a 2017 Irish drama film directed by Aoife McArdle and starring Ann Skelly.[1] It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival[2] and had its European premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2018.[3] [4]

Cast

Reception

The film holds an approval rating of 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[5]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said, "Aoife McArdle's tale of a teenager rescued in reality by a stranger from her fantasies is an audacious delight."[6] Hot Press wrote, "At once raw and stylised, dreamlike and terrifyingly real, Kissing Candice is a bleak portrait of Ireland, but a compelling one."[7] Sinead McCausland of Film School Rejects wrote, "For a film so assured, stylised and well paced, McArdle has certainly made an impressive, and memorable, debut."[8]

Controversy

Even though it screened as part of the Generation 14plus section at the 2018 Berlinale, the film was given an 18 certificate by the Irish Film Classification Office. The film was given a 15 rating in the United Kingdom.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-look image from TIFF selection 'Kissing Candice' . Screen Daily . . 24 August 2017. 2 September 2017. Jeremy. Kay.
  2. Web site: Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem . TheWrap. 22 August 2017. 28 August 2017. Steve. Pondp.
  3. Web site: ‘Kissing Candice’ to Premiere at Berlin International Film Festival. Film Ireland. 18 January 2018. steven. 17 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Generation 2018: Reflecting Reality. Berlin International Film Festival. 18 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120142/https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/generation/generation-presse-detail_40980.html. 19 January 2018. Press Office. Press Releases.
  5. Web site: Kissing Candice (2018). Fandango Media. Rotten Tomatoes. 26 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Kissing Candice review – dream lover brought to startling life. Bradshaw. Peter. 21 June 2018. The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 22 June 2018.
  7. Web site: Film Review: Kissing Candice. Hot Press. 22 June 2018. The Hot Press Newsdesk. 18 June 2018.
  8. News: Toronto Film Festival 2017: 'Kissing Candice' Review. 9 September 2017. Film School Rejects. Sinead. McCausland. 22 June 2018.
  9. News: Ifco stands by 18s rating for Irish film despite it being given a 15s cert in the UK. Duffy. Rónán. TheJournal.ie. 22 June 2018. Journal Media. 13 June 2018.

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