C.R.A.Z.Y. in the U.S.?
by Andre Soares
In the [Toronto] Globe and Mail, James Adams reports that the French-language Canadian film C.R.A.Z.Y. may finally find an American distributor now that it has shared the Audience Award (with South Africa’s Tsotsi) at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival. Previously, the CAD$7-million (approx. US$5.8 million) film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée was well received at the Venice Film Festival, won best-Canadian-feature honors at the Toronto Film Festival, and was chosen as Canada’s submission for the 2005 Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar. C.R.A.Z.Y. is also one of the biggest box-office hits ever in Quebec.
C.R.A.Z.Y., which I unfortunately missed at the AFI FEST, is described as "the coming-of-age story of a Québécois gay rock-’n'-roller in suburban 1970s Montreal." The film stars Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Maxime Tremblay, and Alex Gravel.
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I just had the privilege of watching C.R.A.Z.Y. last night and I loved it. Not only did the director show a wicked sense of humor, I was impressed with his usage of imagery to convey the moment. For instance, familiar music icons such as posters of David Bowie or a mural of the “Dark side of the Moon” prism on the wall were co-opted at key moments to hint to the character’s gay identity.
It’s good to see a Canadian feature doing well, as our national cinema is very under appreciated.