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Beautiful Darling (2010)

dir: James Rasin

Candy Darling is one of Andy Warhol's superstars. That transsexual diva, a blonde beauty with a dream of becoming an adorable Hollywood goddess, was born as James Slattery. In the mid-1960s, she appeared in the famous Factory and became part of New York’s bohemiam circle. She played in Warhol's and Morrissey's films (Flesh, Women in Revolt) and played in avant-garde theatres. It was her that Lou Reed wrote several important Velvet Underground songs for. Her extraordinary life, exceptional beauty, charm as well as premature death (she was twenty nine and died from leukemia) made her a legend. (ENH)

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loren-king-boston-globe loren-king-boston-globe added a review of Beautiful Darling

As fascinating as the material is, like so much of popular culture it doesn't hold up well out of context. Read the review

robert-abele-los-angeles-times robert-abele-los-angeles-times added a review of Beautiful Darling

A transgender icon with a life as tragically short as some of the idols she worshipped, she's the deserving subject of an archivally rich remembrance, and such is James Rasin's poignant d... Read the review

eric-kohn eric-kohn added a review of Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling not only explains the appeal of its subject; it actively contributes to her ongoing mystique. Read the review

lou-lumenick lou-lumenick added a review of Beautiful Darling

James Rasin's documentary is surprisingly the first to focus on one of Warhol's biggest attractions, the attractive male-to-female transsexual Candy Darling, best known for inspiring Lou ... Read the review

melissa-anderson melissa-anderson added a review of Beautiful Darling

Denied the opportunity to see Candy at her best, simultaneously mocking and paying homage to golden-age glamour, viewers instead get too much of Jeremiah Newton, a close friend of the act... Read the review

stephen-holden stephen-holden added a review of Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling, James Rasin's touching documentary biography of Candy Darling, the transsexual Andy Warhol "superstar," is a sad, lyrical reflection on the foolish worship of movie stars. Read the review

keith-uhlich keith-uhlich added a review of Beautiful Darling

The film isn't blinded by Candy's beauty and celebrity; it digs critically, if still empathetically, beneath. Read the review

michuk michuk wrote about Beautiful Darling

Beautiful, touching documentary about Candy Darling. Lots of footage which made me feel the climax of Factory and regular parties of the time of Candy's short film star career. Definitely worth your time.

8 stars