C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)

Director:

Jean-Marc Vallée

Writers:

François Boulay (writer)
Jean-Marc Vallée (writer)

Release Date:

3 March 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Growing up in this family, you'd have to be... C.R.A.Z.Y.

Plot:

C.R.A.Z.Y. Extraordinary lives of ordinary people in search of love and happiness - that's the premise of "C.R.A.Z.Y", a family drama unlike any other.

Plot Keywords:

1960s | Bicycle Accident | Birthday Present | Israel | Asthma

Awards:

37 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Michel Côté	...	Gervais Beaulieu
Marc-André Grondin	...	Zachary Beaulieu 15 à 21 ans
Danielle Proulx	...	Laurianne Beaulieu
Émile Vallée	...	Zachary Beaulieu 6 à 8 ans
Pierre-Luc Brillant	...	Raymond Beaulieu 22 à 28 ans
Maxime Tremblay	...	Christian Beaulieu 24 à 30 ans
Alex Gravel	...	Antoine Beaulieu 21 à 27 ans
Natasha Thompson	...	Michelle 15 à 22 ans
Johanne Lebrun	...	Doris
Mariloup Wolfe	...	Brigitte 15 à 20 ans
Francis Ducharme	...	Paul
Hélène Grégoire	...	Madame Chose
Michel Laperrière	...	Psychothérapeute
Jean-Louis Roux	...	Prêtre
Mohamed Majd	...	Bédouin

Also Known As:

C.R.A.Z.Y. (UK) (USA)
Crazy (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
Çilgin (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
C.R.A.Z.Y. (Greece) [el]
C.R.A.Z.Y. (Poland) [pl]
C.R.A.Z.Y. (Finland) [fi]
C.R.A.Z.Y. (Argentina) (festival title) [es]
C.R.A.Z.Y. (Norway) [no]
C.R.A.Z.Y. - Loucos de Amor (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
C.R.A.Z.Y. - Una familia disfuncional como cualquiera (Mexico) (original subtitled version) [es]
C.R.A.Z.Y. - Verrücktes Leben (Germany) [de]
Mis gloriosos hermanos (C.R.A.Z.Y.) (Argentina) [es]

Runtime:

Canada:127 min (Québec) | Argentina:127 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

UK:15 | Argentina:16 | Ireland:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:M18 | Germany:12 | Hungary:14 | Finland:K-11 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Sweden:11 | Australia:MA | Norway:15 | South Korea:15 | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Canada:13+ (Québec)

Filming Locations:

Essaouira, Morocco

Company:

Cirrus Communications

Trivia:

Acquiring the music rights took such an important part of the budget, director and producer Jean-Marc Vallée had to cut his own salary.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: At the beginning of the movie, and also during a flashback after his motorcycle accident, Zach as a baby is shown being resuscitated using a clear plastic face mask and bag. Those were not available in 1960. Face masks at that time were made out of black rubber.

Quotes:

Laurianne Beaulieu: [in the parking lot] It's what he wanted.
Gervais Beaulieu: So? It's not up to him. You want to turn him into a fairy?
[looking at Zac's toy]
Laurianne Beaulieu: Stop it, he's only five!
Gervais Beaulieu: He's almost six and looks seven.
Laurianne Beaulieu: Oh, come on!
Gervais Beaulieu: Never mind 'come on'. Now return it. Go on.

Soundtrack:

Nine Sili Nebesniye

Have you ever heard the word "MUST" ? It comes from this kind of movie.

(I wish I wrote this in french because I will not be able to mean all in English) This movie is simple but accurate. Sometimes the subject don't need to be complicated, the emotions are enough. The life of a family searching for happiness but who sometimes find misfortune in the path. The characters are all representative of many generations. Nostalgia will get most of people. The actors are all great especially Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin et Pierre-Luc Brilliant. Video and audio editing come from genius. The music is O_O (read the Trivia and you'll understand). I have nothing more to say than this movie will give you what you awaited for. You have to see it ... again. Félicitations Jean-Marc !!!