Crazy (C.R.A.Z.Y.) - Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Jean-Marc Vallée
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Movie propaganda
Magical, mystical, demure but sexy, funny, touching and ever so crazy...
25 December 1960: Zachary Beaulieu comes into the world, fourth in a family of five boys. An ordinary suburban family with a loving mother (Danielle Proulx) and a dad who's a bit gruff (Michel Côté) but proud of his sons. The beginning of a beautiful childhood, where Christmases and birthdays follow one after the other to the ubiquitous solo of the elder Beaulieu singing Aznavour's Emmène-moi au bout de la terre, washing the car in the fresh air and trips to the snack-bar for Zac, his father's favourite. But not for long, alas!
That's the lead-in to Crazy (C.R.A.Z.Y.), the story of a special little boy who grows into young manhood and ends up even denying his inner self to attract his father's attention.
A portrait of a family that depicts the often-extraordinary lives of ordinary people in search of happiness.
From 1960 to 1980, surrounded by his brothers, Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones, between motorbike escapades to impress the girls, cigarettes smoked in secret, minor and not-so-minor disagreements and, particularly, a father that he searches desperately to find, Zac relates his story. Through music and rebellion, and also with humour, down to a mystical voyage to Jerusalem - "to the ends of the earth" as his father was always singing - where perhaps in such a far-away place he finally succeeds in finding him...
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film Canada family coming-of-age fathers sons drama growing up French 1960s
Persons of interest
- Michel Côté .... Gervais Beaulieu
- Marc-André Grondin .... Zachary Beaulieu (15-40)
- Danielle Proulx .... Laurianne Beaulieu
- Pierre-Luc Brillant .... Raymond Beaulieu (21)
- Émile Vallée .... Zachary Beaulieu (6)
- Mariloup Wolfe .... Brigitte (14-18)
- Francis Ducharme .... Paul (16-22)
- Sébastien Blouin .... Antoine Beaulieu (12-14)
- Félix-Antoine Despatie .... Yvan Beaulieu (13)
- Claude Gagnon .... Zachary Beaulieu (voice)
- Alex Gravel .... Antoine Beaulieu (20-26)
- Hélène Grégoire .... Madame Chose
- Johanne Lebrun .... Doris (21-29)
- Natasha Thompson .... Michelle (15-21)
- Maxime Tremblay .... Christian Beaulieu (20-27)
- François Boulay .... Screenwriter
- Jean-Marc Vallée .... Screenwriter
- Jean-Marc Vallée .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Crazy (C.R.A.Z.Y.) official movie site
- CRAZY (C.R.A.Z.Y.) film production notes
- Crazy (C.R.A.Z.Y.) QuickTime movie trailers
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- NB: French language dialogue with English language subtitles
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Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
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Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- Languages: French
- Picture: Widescreen
- Special features:
- Documentaries: Making-of
- Trailers: Theatrical
- Subtitles: English
Security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Drug use)
Surveillance time
127 minutes (2:07 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 31 August 2006
DVD rental: 21 February 2007
DVD retail: 6 June 2007
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