Kissing Candice
{{short description|2017 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kissing Candice
| image = Kissing Candice.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Aoife McArdle
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Sally Campbell
- Andrew Freedman
}}
| writer = Aoife McArdle
| starring = Ann Skelly
| music = Jon Clarke
| cinematography = Steve Annis
| editing = Dan Sherwen
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- Venom Films
- Screen Ireland
}}
| distributor = Wildcard Distribution
| released = {{film date|2017|9|8|TIFF|2018|06|22|United Kingdom|df=yes}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = Ireland
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Kissing Candice is a 2017 Irish drama film directed by Aoife McArdle and starring Ann Skelly.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/first-look-image-from-tiff-selection-kissing-candice-exclusive/5121665.article |title=First-look image from TIFF selection 'Kissing Candice' |work=Screen Daily |publisher=Screen International |date=24 August 2017|accessdate=2 September 2017|first=Jeremy|last=Kay}} It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/toronto-film-festival-adds-international-films-angelina-jolie-javier-bardem/ |title=Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem |work=TheWrap|date=22 August 2017|accessdate=28 August 2017|first=Steve|last=Pondp}} and had its European premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://filmireland.net/2018/01/17/kissing-candice-to-premiere-at-berlin-international-film-festival/|title=‘Kissing Candice’ to Premiere at Berlin International Film Festival|work=Film Ireland|access-date=18 January 2018|author=steven|date=17 January 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/generation/generation-presse-detail_40980.html|title=Generation 2018: Reflecting Reality|publisher=Berlin International Film Festival|access-date=18 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120142/https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/generation/generation-presse-detail_40980.html|archive-date=19 January 2018|author=Press Office|work=Press Releases}}
Cast
- Ann Skelly as Candice
- Ryan Lincoln as Jacob
- Conall Keating as Dermot
- Ryan McParland as Conor
- Caitriona Ennis as Martha
- John Lynch as Donal
- Jack Nolan as Wolfman
- Tony Doyle as Sharkey
- Maghnús Foy as Monk
- James Greene as Maguire
- Seaghán Óg O'Neill as Aaron
- Jason Cullen as Caleb
- Kwaku Fortune as Finn
Reception
The film holds an approval rating of 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10.{{cite web|title=Kissing Candice (2018)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kissing_candice/|publisher=Fandango Media|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=26 June 2018}}
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."{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/21/kissing-candice-review-aoife-mcardle|title=Kissing Candice review – dream lover brought to startling life|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|date=21 June 2018|website=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media|access-date=22 June 2018}} Hot Press wrote, "At once raw and stylised, dreamlike and terrifyingly real, Kissing Candice is a bleak portrait of Ireland, but a compelling one."{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/features/filmreviews/Film-Review-iKissing-Candicei/22640700.html|title=Film Review: Kissing Candice|website=Hot Press|access-date=22 June 2018|author=The Hot Press Newsdesk|date=18 June 2018}} 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."{{Cite news|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/kissing-candice-review/|title=Toronto Film Festival 2017: 'Kissing Candice' Review|date=9 September 2017|work=Film School Rejects|first=Sinead|last=McCausland|access-date=22 June 2018}}
= 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/kissing-candice-4067608-Jun2018/|title=Ifco stands by 18s rating for Irish film despite it being given a 15s cert in the UK|last=Duffy|first=Rónán|work=TheJournal.ie|access-date=22 June 2018|publisher=Journal Media|date=13 June 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{Official site|https://www.screenireland.ie/directory/view/8108/kissing-candice}}
- {{IMDb title|5225428}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|m/kissing_candice}}
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