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Submitted by cinemascope on Fri, 2006-04-21 13:55. :: Contemporary
Movie title:
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Starring:
Michel Cote, Marc-Andre Grondin, Danielle Proulx
Directed by:
Jean-Marc Vallee
Written by:
Francois Bulay & Jean-Marc Vallee
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2006
Country:
Canada
Language:
French
Runtime:
127 minutes
Imdb:
Rating:
Synopsis
The story of a French-Canadian family over a 20 year period from 1960 until 1980. Son Zac demonstrates tendencies that set him apart from his siblings, and particularly his father.
The story of a French-Canadian family over a 20 year period from 1960 until 1980. Son Zac demonstrates tendencies that set him apart from his siblings, and particularly his father.
Review
Featuring a fantastic soundtrack from early 70s Pink Floyd and Bowie to classic punk and Charles Aznavour, this coming-of-age drama deals with drug abuse, homosexuality, and life in French-speaking Quebec, and became the biggest home-grown success in the province's movie history. Essentially though, it's a movie about a father's relationship with his sons, and is funny, touching and at times serious in tone. Inevitably given it's lengthy running-time it can meander at times, but strong performances from Michel Cote as Gervais, the patriarch struggling with his sons' foibles, and Marc-Andre Grodin as the troubled Zach make this an unusual and rewarding experience on the whole.
Featuring a fantastic soundtrack from early 70s Pink Floyd and Bowie to classic punk and Charles Aznavour, this coming-of-age drama deals with drug abuse, homosexuality, and life in French-speaking Quebec, and became the biggest home-grown success in the province's movie history. Essentially though, it's a movie about a father's relationship with his sons, and is funny, touching and at times serious in tone. Inevitably given it's lengthy running-time it can meander at times, but strong performances from Michel Cote as Gervais, the patriarch struggling with his sons' foibles, and Marc-Andre Grodin as the troubled Zach make this an unusual and rewarding experience on the whole.
