''Candy Rain'' (), also known as 愛情糖果雨 (), is a 2008
Taiwanese film directed by
Chen Hung-I (陳宏一).
Plot
''Candy Rain'' is a romantic drama which combines four intimate, lyrical tales exploring lesbian relationship in contemporary
Taiwan. In the first episode, a young girl escapes a broken love for the uncertainties of friendship (and more) in
Taipei. In the second, another girl, seeking her ideal, finds herself involved with a wealthy woman instead. The third story follows a heroine trying to find a balance between marriage and separation from her true love. The final story portrays a volatile foursome anchored by singer-actress Karena Lam. A rich, bittersweet spectrum of love and loss, based on true stories.
Cast
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Karena Lam (林嘉欣) ... Ricky
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Cyndi Wang
Cyndi Wang Hsin-ling (; born 5 September 1982) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Wang debuted her musical career as she released her debut album, ''Begin...'' (2003). Besides her musical career, Wang has starred in many TV dramas, including ' ...
(王心凌) ... Ricky's girlfriend
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Josephine Hsu (許安安) ... Ricky's ex-girlfriend
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Chia-Hsin Lu (路嘉欣) ... Ricky's ex-girlfriend
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Grace Chen
Grace may refer to:
Places United States
* Grace, Idaho, a city
* Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois
* Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office
* Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an unincor ...
(陳泱瑾) ... Pon
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Belle Hsin
Belle may refer to:
* Belle (''Beauty and the Beast'')
* Belle (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Belle (surname), a list of people
Brands and enterprises
* Belle Air, a former airline with headquarters in Tirana, Albania
* ...
(辛佳穎) ... Jessie
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Sandrine Pinna
Sandrine Pinna (; born 10 April 1987) is a Taiwanese actress who started her career as a child actress and appeared in many advertisements.
Early life
Sandrine Pinna was born on 10 April 1987 to a Taiwanese mother and a French father. Her fath ...
(張榕容) ... U
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Waa Wei (魏如萱) ... Lin
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Niki Wu __NOTOC__
Niki may refer to:
People
* Niki (given name)
* NIKI (singer), Indonesian singer and songwriter
* Niki DeMar, American singer
* Niki Etsuko (1928–1986), Japanese author of mystery fiction
Places
* Niki, Hokkaido, a town in Japan
* ...
(吳立琪) ... Spancer
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Kao I-Ling
Kao may refer to:
Mythology
* Kao (bull), a supernatural divine bull in Meitei mythology, captured by Khuman Khamba
Places
* Käo, Saare County, Estonia, a village
* Käo, Tartu County, Estonia, a village
* Kao, Indonesia, a town
* Kao, Lesotho ...
(高伊玲) ... Summer
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Flora Sun
Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring ( indigenous) native plants. The corresponding term for animals is ''fauna'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Sometimes ...
(孫正華)
Reception
Critical response to the film has been mixed. Kozo of the Love HK Film website called ''Candy Rain'' "a light, lesbian-themed art film that's uneven and obvious in execution," but Russell Edwards of ''Variety'' gave the film mild praise for its "charming" performances and "gracefully shot" cinematography.
[Edwards, Russell]
''Candy Rain'' (Taiwan)
at Variety.com, published 4 April 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
References
External links
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2008 films
Lesbian-related films
2000s Mandarin-language films
Taiwanese LGBT-related films
2008 LGBT-related films
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