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C.R.A.Z.Y.
year 2005 length 125' color 35mm country Canada
directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
Screenplay Jean-Marc Vallée, François Boulay
Cast Michel Côté (Gervais), Marc-André Grondin (Zachary, 20-40 years old), Danielle Proulx (Laurianne), Émile Vallée (Zachary, child), Maxime Tremblay (Christian, 23-30 years old), Pierre-Luc Brillant (Raymond, 21-28 years old), Alex Gravel (Antoine, 20-27 years old), Félix-Antoine Despatie (Yvan, 15-16 years old)
Cinematography Pierre Mignot
Editing Paul Jutras
Art direction Patrice Vermette
Costume design Ginette Magny
Producer Pierre Even
Co-producer Jean-Marc Vallée
Production Cirrus Production Inc.
Co-production C.R.A.Z.Y. Films
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synopsis
Extraordinary lives of ordinary people in search of love and happiness. It's a story of two love affairs. A father's love for his five sons. And one son's love for his father, a love so strong it compels him to live a lie.
That son is Zac Beaulieu, born on the 25th of December 1960, different from all his brothers, but desperate to fit in. During the next 20 years, life takes Zac on a surprising and unexpected journey that ultimately leads him to accept his true nature and, even more importantly, leads his father to love him for who he really is.
C.R.A.Z.Y. is funny and highly imaginative, not just in plot terms but with the sheer wit and verve of its cinematic expression. Brief fantasy dream sequences are used to great effect and are beautifully contrasted with the earthy, in your face representation of every day family life and teenage sexuality. So, C.R.A.Z.Y. is very well realized and great fun, particularly as a result of very well done comic scenes, including a hilarious moment in Zak’s bedroom, as he poses as David Bowie, replete with full glitter rock “Aladdin Sane” make-up, only to be walloped by his father and laughed at hysterically by the kids on the street, who can all see him through his bedroom window. Indeed, music and musical icons are incredibly important to C.R.A.Z.Y. and its use of early 70’s glam and prog rock, such as David Bowie and Pink Floyd, is perfectly judged.
(Adrian Wootton)
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