C.R.A.Z.Y.
Film poster
Directed by	Jean-Marc Vallée
Produced by	Pierre Even Jean-Marc Vallée
Written by	François Boulay Jean-Marc Vallée
Starring	Michel Côté Marc-André Grondin Danielle Proulx
Music by	David Bowie, Patsy Cline, Pink Floyd and others.
Cinematography	Pierre Mignot
Editing by	Paul Jutras
Distributed by	TVA Films
Release date(s)	May 27, 2005 (Quebec) April 21, 2006 (UK) August 31, 2006 (Australia)
Running time	127 min.
Language	French
Budget	CAD 6,500,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

C.R.A.Z.Y. is an award-winning and popular 2005 French language Canadian film from Quebec. It tells the story of Zac, a young bisexual man growing up with four brothers and a homophobic father in 1960s and 1970s Quebec. The film was directed and co-written (with François Boulay) by Jean-Marc Vallée. The title derives from the first letter in the names of the five brothers: Christian, Raymond, Antoine, Zachary and Yvan, and also refers to their father's abiding love of Patsy Cline's classic song "Crazy". Image File history File links C.R.A.Z.Y. movie poster File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jean-Marc Vallée (born 1963) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. ... Pierre Even (born 4th December 1946 in Wiesbaden) is a Luxembourg composer. ... Jean-Marc Vallée (born 1963) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. ... Jean-Marc Vallée (born 1963) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. ... Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984 in Montreal,QC) is an Canadian actor, most noted for his performance as Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallées film C.R.A.Z.Y.. ... Danielle Proulx is a French Canadian actress. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Patsy Cline (b. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... The cinema of Canada has produced many people who have made an impact in the cinema of the world, despite the small scale of the Canadian film industry. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... A protest by The Westboro Baptist Church; a group identified by the Anti-Defamation League as virulently homophobic. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Jean-Marc Vallée (born 1963) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. ... Patsy Cline (b. ... Crazy is a famous ballad composed by Willie Nelson and first recorded by Patsy Cline. ...

Synopsis

Zachary Beaulieu (Marc-André Grondin) grows up in the turbulent Québec of the 1960s and 1970s. The second-youngest son of a father with "more than normal-level male hormones" and raised among four other brothers, Zac struggles to define his own identity, and deal with the conflict between his emerging sexuality and his intense desire to please his strict, temperamental and homophobic father. One of the film's themes is the waning influence of the Catholic Church in Québec society during the Quiet Revolution. Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984 in Montreal,QC) is an Canadian actor, most noted for his performance as Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallées film C.R.A.Z.Y.. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article is about human sexual perceptions. ... A protest by The Westboro Baptist Church; a group identified by the Anti-Defamation League as virulently homophobic. ... The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ... The Quiet Revolution (French: Révolution tranquille) was the 1960s period of rapid change in Quebec, Canada. ...

Production

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Exhibition

The movie opened in Quebec on May 27, 2005. Its length is 129 minutes and the rating (under Québec's movie rating system) was 13+. is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motion picture rating systems are issued to give moviegoers an idea of the suitability of a movie for children and/or adults in terms of issues such as sex, violence and bad language. ...

Box office and awards

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At the 26th Genie Awards for Canadian film it won 11 of the 13 awards, and won several awards at the Prix Jutra for Quebec films. It won awards at several film festivals internationally. It was also selected as Canada's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but was not one of the films nominated. The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. ... The Prix Jutra (Jutra Awards) are prizes awarded annually to films from Quebecs film industry. ... The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film is a yearly US award for the best film in a language other than English, released in the period October - September in the country of origin. ... The 78th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were held on March 5, 2006 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. ...

List of awards

• Maine International Film Festival, 2007: Winner, Audience Favorite Award.
• 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 Boulay), 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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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 : Brigitte
• Francis Ducharme : Paul

Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984 in Montreal,QC) is an Canadian actor, most noted for his performance as Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallées film C.R.A.Z.Y.. ... Danielle Proulx is a French Canadian actress. ... Born in 1978 in Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Pierre-Luc Brillant was unveiled to the public in his role as Raymond Beaulieu in C.R.A.Z.Y. He also played in Mathusalem II by Roger Cantin, Life After Love by Gabriel Pelletier and Sur la trace dIgor Rizzi...

See also

• Cinema of Quebec
• List of Quebec films

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External links

• Canadian Film Encyclopedia [A publication of The Film Reference Library/a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group]
• C.R.A.Z.Y. official web site
• Going C.R.A.Z.Y.: The story behind Quebec’s current box-office triumph
• C.R.A.Z.Y. at the Internet Movie Database
• Movie trailer (in French; 300K)