I first came across this film due to my interest in French cinema. As I stumbled through the vast archives of "les films français" I found it interesting to see a movie out of Québécois Canada. I thought to myself this may just be a breath of fresh air to the majority of depressing and angsty genres I was accustomed to with films from France. This gives me a whole new meaning to the term french cinema ( although technically since it comes from Canada I doubt i should term it french cinema). This movie was perfect in every way, showing the trials of family life, love, and being an outcast. I must warn you that some of the themes in this film may not sit well with some narrow minded people, who can't look past and see what this movie is truly about. Although being quite a long film, just over two hours, I can say that it was one of the best two hours I've spent in my life, I cannot see one scene being cut from it. This film I can say from just watching it once, is definitely my favorite movie for this decade, and probably my favorite movie of all time. This is one movie that can truly bring out all the emotions in a person.
Set in the 60's and 70's in Quebec, written by François Boulay, Jean-Marc Vallée, the movie delves into the lives of a suburban family living in Québec, Canada, telling the tale of a five brothers and their parents, revealing the social breakdown and the taboos facing that era. Je ne peux pas expliquer plus sur ce film, alors c'est le synopsis du site officiel
SYNOPSIS
Un film fou, magique, mystique, à la fois pudique et sexy, drôle et touchant.
C.R.A.Z.Y., c’est d’abord un portrait de famille qui dépeint la vie souvent extraordinaire de gens ordinaires à la poursuite de leur bonheur. C’est aussi une histoire d’amour entre un fils et son père. Le drame de celui-là qui, pour préserver l’amour de celui-ci, nie avec acharnement sa nature profonde. C.R.A.Z.Y., c’est l’histoire de Zachary Beaulieu, quatrième d’une famille de cinq garçons, né le 25 décembre 1960. Avec humour et sarcasme, Zac nous raconte les malheurs d’être né le jour de Noël, de se sentir différent des autres et de grandir dans une famille de gars auxquels il essaie désespérément de ressembler.C.R.A.Z.Y. est une fable mystique et fantaisiste sur l’âme humaine dans toute sa beauté, sa folie, sa poésie.
p.s. How could I forget, This movie has some really awesome music, the best in a movie since The boat that rocked aka Pirate Radio ( another awesome movie). Probably because both films share almost the same timeline with the likes of musical geniuses such as Pink Floyd, The Cure, The Rolling Stones and the one and only Patsy Cline.
