Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling
Directed byJames Rasin
Written byJames Rasin
Produced byJeremiah Newton
Elisabeth Bentley
Gill Holland
StarringJohn Waters
Fran Lebowitz
Holly Woodlawn
Paul Morrissey
Narrated byChloë Sevigny
Patton Oswalt
CinematographyMartina Radwan
Edited byZachary Stuart-Pontier
Music byLouis Durra
Distributed byCorinth Films
Release date
  • February 12, 2010 (2010-02-12) (Berlinale)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar is a 2010 feature-length documentary film about Candy Darling, pioneering trans woman, actress and Andy Warhol superstar.[1][2] The film was written and directed by James Rasin[3][4][5] and features Chloë Sevigny as "the voice of Candy Darling", reading from Candy's private diaries and letters. Patton Oswalt voices Andy Warhol and Truman Capote. It also features interviews with Factory regulars such as Paul Morrissey, Vincent Fremont, Bob Colacello, Gerard Malanga, Pat Hackett, George Abagnalo, and Fran Lebowitz as well as an archival interview with playwright Tennessee Williams. Louis Durra composed the score.

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