| Candy Rain | |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 花吃了那女孩 |
| Simplified | 花吃了那女孩 |
| Directed by | Chen Hung-I |
| Produced by | Wei Ying-chuan Chen Hung-i Zhang Mei-ling |
| Written by | Lin Yan-ru Chen Hung-i Lin A.D. |
| Starring | Karena Lam Cyndi Wang Josephine Hsu Lu Chia-Hsin Grace Chen Belle Hsin Sandrine Pinna Waa Wei Niki Wu Kao I-Ling Flora Sun |
| Music by | Chen Chien-Ci |
| Cinematography | Fisher Yu |
| Editing by | Chen Hung-i Liu Chun-Hsiu |
| Studio | Red Society Films |
| Distributed by | Three Dots Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 12 September 2008 (Taiwan) |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
Candy Rain (Chinese: 愛情糖果雨; pinyin: àiqíng tángguǒ yǔ), also known as Huā Chīle Nā Nǚhái (花吃了那女孩), is a 2008 Taiwanese film directed by Chen Hung-I (陳宏一).
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Candy Rain is a romantic drama which combines four intimate, lyrical tales exploring the range of women loving women 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. Yet another story follows a heroine trying to find a balance between marriage and separation from her true love. The final story takes us into a dynamic and difficult foursome anchored by singer-actress Karena Lam. A rich, bittersweet spectrum of love and loss, based on true stories.
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,"[1] but Russell Edwards of Variety gave the film mild praise for its "charming" performances and "gracefully shot" cinematography.[2]