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C.R.A.Z.Y. is a 2005 French language film made in Quebec. It was a strong box office hit by the standards of the relatively small Quebec market, grossing CAD$ 6.2 million, was well-received by critics, and was Canada's entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 78th Academy Awards (but was not one of the films nominated).

The film was directed and co-written by Jean-Marc Vallée. The title derives from the first letter in the names of five characters, who are brothers: Christian, Raymond, Antoine, Zachary and Yvan.

Period music is an important element of the movie, and a considerable portion of the film's budget was spent acquiring rights for songs by Patsy Cline, Pink Floyd as well as David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and many others.

Synopsis

A young guy, Zachary (Zac) Beaulieu, grows up in the turbulent Quebec of the 1960s and 1970s. The second-youngest son of a father having "more than normal-level male hormones" and raised among four other brothers, Zac tries to define his own self. Being different, he struggles to deal with the conflict between his emerging homosexuality and his intense desire to please his strict, temperamental and homophobic father. It is a story based on father-son relationships, putting forward Quebec's difficult social context in those years. One of the film's subtexts is the waning influence of the Catholic Church in Quebec society during the Quiet Revolution.

Cast

Michel Côté : Gervais Beaulieu, the father
Marc-André Grondin : Zachary Beaulieu
Danielle Proulx : Laurianne Beaulieu, the mother
Pierre-Luc Brillant : Raymond Beaulieu
Alex Gravel : Antoine Beaulieu
Maxime Tremblay : Christian Beaulieu
Mariloup Wolfe
Francis Ducharme

Technical info

Jean-Marc Vallée's co-author for the script was François Boulay. The movie opened May 27 2005. Its length is 129 minutes and the rating (under Québec's movie rating system) was 13+.

Awards

Prix Jutra
, 2006: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Makeup, Best Hairstyle, Biggest Box Office Success, Most Illustrious Film outside of Quebec
Genie Awards, 2006: Best Motion Picture, Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design, Achievement in Costume Design, Achievement in Direction, Achievement in Editing, Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Achievement in Sound Editing, Original Screenplay,
Toronto International Film Festival, 2005: Toronto – City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
Gijon international film festival (Spain), 2005: Young jury's award (best film), best director (Jean-Marc Vallée), best script (François Bouley), best artistic direction (Patrice Bricault-Vermette)
Atlantic film festival, 2005: Best Canadian Feature
AFI Fest (Los Angeles), 2005: Audience Award for Best Film
Marrakech film festival (Morocco), 2005: Jury's prize
Venice Film Festival (Italy), 2005: accepted

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