Beautiful Darling
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Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar is a 2010 feature-length documentary film
about Candy Darling
, the transgender
pioneer, actress and Andy Warhol
Superstar
. The film was written and directed by James Rasin and features Chloe Sevigny
as "the voice of Candy Darling", reading from Candy's private diaries and letters. Patton Oswalt
voices Andy Warhol
and Truman Capote
.
in February 2010. The film's United States premiere took place in April, 2010 in New York City as an official selection of the 39th New Directors/New Films, a co-presentation of The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center
. On October 23, 2010 it won the Gold Hugo award for Best Documentary at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival
. It also won Best Film at the Montenegro International Documentary Film Festival (UnderhillFest).
In all, Beautiful Darling was an official selection of over thirty film festivals, including the Sydney Film Festival
, the Vienna International Film Festival, the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, and the Seattle International Film Festival
. It was also given special screenings at the Hirshhorn Museum at the Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, D.C., The Andy Warhol Museum
in Pittsburgh, and the Walker Art Center
in Minneapolis.
cinemas in New York City on April 22, 2011. Due to its critical and box office success, the film's one week run at the IFC was extended, and the film was scheduled to open in other select cities around the country.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about Candy Darling
Candy Darling
Candy Darling was an American actress, best known as a Warhol Superstar. A male-to-female transsexual, she starred in Andy Warhol's films Flesh and Women in Revolt , and was a muse of the protopunk band The Velvet Underground.-Early life:Candy Darling was born James Lawrence Slattery in Forest...
, the transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
pioneer, actress and Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...
Superstar
Superstar
A superstar is a widely acclaimed celebrity.Superstar or superstars may also refer to:-People:* Warhol Superstar, associates of Andy Warhol* WWE Superstar, the term used to refer to entertainers from the WWE...
. The film was written and directed by James Rasin and features Chloe Sevigny
Chloë Sevigny
Chloë Stevens Sevigny is an American film actress, fashion designer and former model. Sevigny gained reputation for her eclectic fashion sense and developed a broad career in the fashion industry in the mid 1990s, both for modeling and for her work at New York's Sassy magazine, which labeled her...
as "the voice of Candy Darling", reading from Candy's private diaries and letters. Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and voice actor. He is best known for portraying Spencer Olchin in the popular sitcom The King of Queens, voicing Remy from the film Ratatouille and Thrasher from the Cartoon Network original series Robotomy.-Early life:Oswalt was born...
voices Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...
and Truman Capote
Truman Capote
Truman Streckfus Persons , known as Truman Capote , was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's and the true crime novel In Cold Blood , which he labeled a "nonfiction novel." At...
.
Film Festival History
Beautiful Darling had its world premiere as an official selection of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival60th Berlin International Film Festival
The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to February 21, 2010, with Werner Herzog as President of the Jury. The opening film of the festival was Chinese director Wang Quan'an's romantic drama Apart Together, in competition, while the closing film is Japanese...
in February 2010. The film's United States premiere took place in April, 2010 in New York City as an official selection of the 39th New Directors/New Films, a co-presentation of The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center
Film Society of Lincoln Center
The Film Society of Lincoln Center based in New York City, United States, is one of the world's most prominent film presentation organizations. Founded in 1969 by three Lincoln Center executives - William F. May, Martin E. Segal and Schuyler G...
. On October 23, 2010 it won the Gold Hugo award for Best Documentary at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America....
. It also won Best Film at the Montenegro International Documentary Film Festival (UnderhillFest).
In all, Beautiful Darling was an official selection of over thirty film festivals, including the Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival is an annual film festival held in the Australian city of Sydney and is held over 12 days in June. The competitive film festival draws international and local attention, with films being showcased in several venues across the city centre and includes features,...
, the Vienna International Film Festival, the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, and the Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
. It was also given special screenings at the Hirshhorn Museum at the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
in Washington, D.C., The Andy Warhol Museum
The Andy Warhol Museum
The Andy Warhol Museum, located on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist...
in Pittsburgh, and the Walker Art Center
Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is considered one of the nation's "big five" museums for modern art along with the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Hirshhorn...
in Minneapolis.
U.S. Theatrical Release
Distributed by Corinth Films, Beautiful Darling opened at the IFC CenterIFC Center
IFC Center is an art house movie theater in Greenwich Village, New York City in the United States of America. It is located at 323 Sixth Avenue, on the former site of the Waverly Theater, which was itself a well known art house movie theater...
cinemas in New York City on April 22, 2011. Due to its critical and box office success, the film's one week run at the IFC was extended, and the film was scheduled to open in other select cities around the country.