![]() ![]() The film opens and closes with Jeremiah and does a great job of sympathizing with him in his own right, a lost soul and seemingly the only person who Candy fully trusted. He is the keeper of her ashes, diary, and all of her belongings that weren’t burned by her embarrassed mother. ![]() The film’s POV is sympathetic and comes mostly from beloved friend Jeremiah Newton, who has taken it upon himself to preserve her legacy. But the talking-head interviews are where we get the strongest perceptions of the mysterious persona of Candy Darling. Given the subject matter- a transsexual actress in the avant-garde film world of the late 1960’s, early 70’s- the film follows a fairly standard, expository documentary style, using stunning photographs, intriguing archival footage, and Candy’s diary excerpts read by actress Chloe Sevigny to tell the story of the actress’s rise to a fleeting fame. James Rasin’s documentary “Beautiful Darling” OPENS TODAY and not only accomplishes this, but does so with insight, heart, and a fully interesting leading lady: Candy Darling, the Warhol actress formerly known as the teenage boy James “Jimmy” Slattery. Still a little jaded from the disappointment that was 2006’s “Factory Girl” about Edie Sedgwick*, I have been waiting for a decent film to accurately depict what life may have been like for the stars of Andy Warhol. ![]()
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