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C.R.A.Z.Y.

Canada

2005

127 Min
Color
1.85:1
French
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DIR Jean-Marc Vallée

EXEC Jacques Blain, Richard Speer

PROD Pierre Even

SCR François Boulay, Jean-Marc Vallée

DP Pierre Mignot

CAST Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Émile Vallée, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Maxime Tremblay, Danielle Proulx, Alex Gravel, Natasha Thompson, Johanne Lebrun, Mariloup Wolfe, Francis Ducharme, Claude Gagnon

ED Paul Jutras

MUSIC David Bowie

Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema): Best Canadian Feature Film, Venice, AFI FEST (International Competition): Audience Award, Outfest (Features)

Synopsis

Born Christmas Day 1960, Zac Beaulieu is the fourth of five sons of Gervais and Laurianne Beaulieu. Zac feels somewhat disconnected to his brothers, all of whom are different from each other. They include the bookworm Christian who is the eldest, the dumb jock Antoine who is third, and the youngest Yvan. But Zac has the most contempt for his second eldest brother, the shiftless druggie Raymond. To his devout Catholic mother, Zac is her miracle son, both for being born the same day as Jesus Christ (a fact which Zac has always hated), and because a Tupperware-selling mystic once told her that he has the power to heal. Laurianne has always coddled Zac, the two who have a special if unspoken bond. But Zac wants more to please his father, who wants more than anything in his sons that they grow up to be man’s men and not sissies. As Zac goes through his mid-teens to early twenties, Zac isn’t sure if he can live up to the ideals of either his mother or especially his father… –IMDb

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Jean-Marc Vallée

(Montréal) studied Film at the Ahuntsic Collège and at the University of Montréal. In 1995 he made his feature debut with LISTE NOIRE (BLACK LIST) which was a roaring success with the public and was honored with nine Genie Award nominations. Ten years later, he returned to French-language features with the internationally acclaimed hit, C.R.A.Z.Y., selected for the Venice Days, distributed in over fifty countries and winning some twenty international festival awards – including the prestigious Best Canadian Film prize at the Toronto International Film Festival, 11 Genie Awards, 15 Jutra Awards, and the Golden Reel Award. In 2010 THE YOUNG VICTORIA, produced by Graham King and Martin Scorsese, won an Oscar for Best Costumes in 2010 and received nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Makeup. —venice-days.com 

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davy

15Mar12

Came for the facially gifted Marc-Andre Grondin, stayed for the compelling family relationships.

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fmeshtar

20Feb12

fantastic film! did someone notice those lights through windows during their conversations? also, that scene when plane pass through two chimneys, reminded me of WTC. great music, great editing!

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9Nov11

shine on you crazy diamond.

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svetb

28Jun11

great movie!

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C.R.A.Z.Y.

By Jon on April 18, 2012

For the first hour or so of this invigorating, exuberant growing up fable, everything seems to work like magic. The images are electrifying, composed of methodical suburban snapshots that flow into…  read review

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By Le Samoura​i on November 10, 2009

First, let me say that this is an often overlooked, gem of a film. An absolutely brilliant piece of filmmaking by Jean-Marc Vallee and the entire crew and cast.
So, why have so many people not…  read review

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