Candy Rain (VCD) (Hong Kong Version) VCD
Karena Lam (Actor)
| Cyndi Wang (Actor)
| Sandrine Pinna (Actor)
| Jozie Lu (Actor)
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Taiwan director Chen Hung-I presents four shorts about lesbian love in her pop arthouse anthology Candy Rain. Winner of Best Make-up and Costume Design at the 45th Golden Horse Awards, the film explores different types of modern relationships through four colorful girl-meets-girl stories wrapped in beautiful art direction, indie pop sounds, and postmodern whimsy. Candy Rain charmingly meanders from one relationship to the next: two friends become something more, an introvert falls for a brazen older woman, longtime lovers keep meeting even after marriage, a masochistic tomboy comes to comical blows with her quirky new girlfriend. The fourth segment of the film has attracted the most attention thanks to the star pairing of Hong Kong actress Karena Lam and pop idol Cyndi Wang in an over-the-top tale of tough love. Other cast members include Golden Horse-nominated actress Sandrine Pinna (Miao Miao), indie singer waa, Josephine Hsu (Do Over), Niki Wu, and Jozie Lu (The Wall-Passer).
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| Product Title: | Candy Rain (VCD) (Hong Kong Version) 花吃了那女孩 (VCD) (香港版) 花吃了那女孩 (VCD) (香港版) 花吃了那女孩 (香港版) Candy Rain (VCD) (Hong Kong Version) |
| Also known as: | 愛情糖果雨 爱情糖果雨 |
| Artist Name(s): | Karena Lam (Actor) | Cyndi Wang (Actor) | Sandrine Pinna (Actor) | Jozie Lu (Actor) | Mo Zi Yi (Actor) | Josephine Hsu An An (Actor) | Flora Sun (Actor) | Niki Wu (Actor) | waa (Wei Ru Xuan) (Actor) 林嘉欣 (Actor) | 王心凌 (Actor) | 張 榕容 (Actor) | 路嘉欣 (Actor) | 莫子儀 (Actor) | 許安安 (Actor) | 孫正華 (Actor) | 吳立琪 (Actor) | 魏 如萱 (Actor) 林嘉欣 (Actor) | 王心凌 (Actor) | 张 榕容 (Actor) | 路嘉欣 (Actor) | 莫子仪 (Actor) | 许安安 (Actor) | 孙正华 (Actor) | 吴立琪 (Actor) | 魏 如萱 (Actor) 林嘉欣（カリーナ・ラム） (Actor) | 王心凌（シンディ・ワン） (Actor) | 張榕容 （チャン・ズォンズォン／サンドリーナ・ピンナ） (Actor) | 路嘉欣（ジョジー・ルー） (Actor) | Mo Zi Yi (Actor) | Josephine Hsu An An (Actor) | Flora Sun (Actor) | Niki Wu (Actor) | 魏如萱 （ウェイ・ルーシュアン） (Actor) Karena Lam (Actor) | Cyndi Wang (Actor) | Sandrine Pinna (Actor) | Jozie Lu (Actor) | Mo Zi Yi (Actor) | Josephine Hsu An An (Actor) | Flora Sun (Actor) | Niki Wu (Actor) | waa (Wei Ru Xuan) (Actor) |
| Director: | Chen Hong Yi 陳宏一 陈宏一 Chen Hong Yi Chen Hong Yi |
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| Release Date: | 2009-06-29 |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Subtitles: | Traditional Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Taiwan |
| Disc Format(s): | VCD |
| Rating: | IIB |
| Duration: | 107 (mins) |
| Publisher: | Edko Films Ltd. (HK) |
| Other Information: | 2VCDs |
| Package Weight: | 120 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1019856118 |
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Director : Hung-I Chen
Some people are happy together. Some people are happier when they are not together. Some people are unhappy because they can’t be together. And some will never by happy even if they are together.Based on true stories, CANDY RAIN tells four intimate, lyrical stories of women in love with women in contemporary Taipei.
Having broken up with her boyfriend and quarreled with her family, Jessie decided to restart her life in Taipei. Her highschool friend and secret admirer-Pon, told her, “I’ll take care of you.” U is an Aries. She protects herself well. She has been looking for the ideal love but she doesn’t know where it is. Spancer is in love with Summer, who is getting married. Before saying goodbye, they promise a reunion in 10 years’ time. Ricky’s relationships are always filled with violence. Like fireworks, magnificent but short. For Ricky, It’s a vicious cycle.
Some people are happy together. Some people are happier when they are not together. Some people are unhappy because they can’t be together. And some will never by happy even if they are together.Based on true stories, CANDY RAIN tells four intimate, lyrical stories of women in love with women in contemporary Taipei.
Having broken up with her boyfriend and quarreled with her family, Jessie decided to restart her life in Taipei. Her highschool friend and secret admirer-Pon, told her, “I’ll take care of you.” U is an Aries. She protects herself well. She has been looking for the ideal love but she doesn’t know where it is. Spancer is in love with Summer, who is getting married. Before saying goodbye, they promise a reunion in 10 years’ time. Ricky’s relationships are always filled with violence. Like fireworks, magnificent but short. For Ricky, It’s a vicious cycle.
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June 23, 2009
This customer review refers to Candy Rain (DVD) (2-Disc Edition) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)
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June 23, 2009
This customer review refers to Candy Rain (DVD) (2-Disc Edition) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)
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This movie of confused girl on girl relationships is shown as 4 separate stories ranging from sweet innocence, tender love, moans and groans in the night to a final outrageous, punky ‘in yer face’ latter. Certainly “Candy Rain” throws a downpour of soxs on the final relationship woes. Karena Lam is of course here (my hero ^O^), but only appears in the last of the stories (yes the final crazy one) along with Cyndi Wang in a mix of Bash Street Kids punk rock type romance. Karena being the philandering ‘male’ who keeps getting not so happy slapped by Cyndi and punched lots by her ditched girlfriends. Pink haired ‘cute’ candy Cyndi (who punches Karena a lot) and Karena’s ‘romance’ being the most eccentric of the bunch. Although having a manic and kooky final, the other Candy Rain stories are quite normal considering. But all relate to lonely women needing other lonely woman, and relationships that rarely last due to erratic emotions and splintered commitments. The sentiments and subtle emotional values the girls have for one other are mostly individual yearnings to be merely happy on the least of intrinsic levels. Needing someone to love (like anyone does) but finding self-emotions and circumstances curbing any real sustainable relationship; ending in tears, yearnings and stalemates. This brings the film to the ‘what the heck’ type fourth expression, as if all the candy wrapped cute togetherness is no more than a quick fix and the limited love causing such disappoint that frustration burst outs in Karena and Cyndi’s final storyline. Punches aplenty (not to forget electric pink hair) and emotional decisions are displayed at their fullest colorful description. The visuals are anachronistic parody and almost vaudeville slap stick shock with a final reminder what's beneath the wrappers of these colorful (lovable), eccentric and highly emotionally charged candy women. All seek comfort in a relationship; the motif of a mail boy bringing a box of ‘candy sweets’ appears at all junctures. The candy being the sweet surface attraction. A second DVD features MVs (including great music by ‘My Little Airport’) trailers and a picture gallery. Also a small booklet is included. “Candy Rain” is a bit difficult to recommend overall being a marginal subject and a slow burner soaked in candy floss artiness with only the final bit that’s really electric. But certainly different. I suppose the only way is to suck it and see. |
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