Candlestick (film)

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Candlestick
Candlestick poster.jpg
Poster
Directed by Christopher Presswell
Written byForgács W. András
Christopher Presswell
StarringAndrew Fitch
Isla Ure
Nigel Thomas
Tom Knight
CinematographyHaider Zafar
Music byJonathan Armandary
Production
company
Workbus
Distributed by Indie Rights
Release dates
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Candlestick is a 2014 British film starring Andrew Fitch, Isla Ure, Nigel Thomas and Tom Knight. It was directed by Christopher Presswell and was released in the United States on 11 April 2015. [1]

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Plot

A meeting of friends descends into a sinister game when one of them accuses the wife of his best friend of infidelity. [2]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in London during November 2012. Presswell has cited the work of Alfred Hitchcock, particularly Rope and Dial M for Murder , as an influence on the film. [3] [4]

Release

Candlestick made its UK debut on 8 October 2014 at the Aberdeen Film Festival, [5] with further festival screenings at IndieCork, [6] South African Horrorfest [7] and the Bratislava International Film Festival. [8]

In November 2014, Candlestick opened the 30 Dies Fantastic Film Festival in Andorra, [2] and was among the first non-Chinese-language films shown at the Europe China Image Film Festival. [9]

In January 2015 the company announced that the film would open in the United States on 11 April of that year, and be released on VOD, DVD and Blu-ray. [1]

Reception

Following the film's Irish première, NextProjection called the film a "juicy jaunt of a tale," and said that "like a Raymond Chandler 'cannibalisation', Candlestick may feed off the familiar, but it's the sport with which it spits it back out that makes it feel so fresh". [10]

The film won three awards at the 30 Dies Fantastic Film Festival, Andorra: best screenplay (Forgács W. András and Christopher Presswell); best original score (Jonathan Armandary); and best actor, shared by Andrew Fitch, Isla Ure, Nigel Thomas and Tom Knight. [11]

The film received a mention for its screenplay at the Overlook: CinemAvvenire Film Festival 2014 in Rome. [12]

Publicity

On 19 November 2015 a post on titled "This is how movies are delivered to your local theater" [13] containing pictures of the film's DCP hard drive went viral, reaching the #1 spot on Reddit, and gathering widespread social media attention. [14]

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  2. 1 2 "Festival 30 Dies". Agenda.ad. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Candlestick premiere to light up Aberdeen's new film fest". STV . Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "First Ever Aberdeen Film Festival Launched". Aberdeen Press & Journal . Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Candlestick Sparks Up with First Trailer". Hey U Guys. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Candlestick". IndieCork. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Full Feature Film Lineup Unveiled for South African HorrorFest 2014". Dread Central . 21 October 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Svietnik (Candlestick)". Bratislava International Film Festival . Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Highlights from the 6th Europe China Image Film Festival 2014". Eastern Kicks. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "IndieCork Review: Candlestick". NextProjection (Ronan Doyle). 19 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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  12. ↑ "I vincitori di Overlook - CinemAvvenire Video Festival 2014". cinemaitaliano.info. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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