C.R.A.Z.Y.

Pick #311

C.R.A.Z.Y.

Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée · Canada, France · French

7.4 Our score

2005 Movie Comedy, Drama

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Our take

C.R.A.Z.Y. is crazy good, so to speak. A portrait of a French-Canadian family in 70’s Quebec that will knock your socks right off, it’s the story of a boy struggling with his identity and his relationship with his father. Featuring a killer soundtrack (including but not limited to Bowie, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones), it received Best Canadian Film in 2005 at Toronto International Film Festival. There are many things I would like to say about C.R.A.Z.Y. but I fear it’s one of those films you enjoy best when you go into them not knowing much.

The story

What happens

A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.

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Notable Critics

"The whole family can feel comfortable watching C.R.A.Z.Y."

— Jay Weissberg

The details

About this pick

Year
2005
Type
Movie
Director
Jean-Marc Vallée
Cast
Danielle Proulx, Marc-André Grondin, Michel Côté, Pierre-Luc Brillant
Mood
Original
Language
French
Country
Canada, France
Rated
Not Rated

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  • Kanopy

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