C.R.A.Z.Y. is a family portrait depicting the often extraordinary lives of ordinary people in pursuit of happiness. C.R.A.Z.Y. is also the story of Zachary Beaulieu, the fourth of five boys. With humor and sarcasm, Zac recounts the misfortunes of being born on Christmas Day, feeling different from everyone else and growing up in a family of guys he desperately tries to be like. From 1960 to 1980, he recounts his incredible journey along the unsuspected paths of life that will lead him to accept what he has always refused to be.
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Jean-Marc ValléeDirector, screenwriter, editor, producer and music lover, Jean-Marc Vallée, was born in Montreal on March 9, 1963, and died at Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec, on December 25 2021, at the age of 58.
His body of work, comprised mainly of feature films produced in Quebec and in the U.S., was recognized the world over: Black List (1995), Los Locos (1997), C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), The Young Victoria (2009); Café de Flore (2011), Dallas Buyer’s Club (2013), Wild (2014), and Demolition (2015). He also made several short films such as Stereotypes (1992), Les fleurs magiques (1995) and Les mots magiques (1998) and directed the outstanding television series Big Little Lies (2017-2019) and Sharp Objects (2018). A Companion of the Order of Canada (arts & letters) and an Officer in the National Order of Quebec, Jean-Marc received numerous accolades throughout his career, including several Genie, Iris and Emmy Awards, as well as a distinguished honour, awarded posthumously, from the University of Montreal, where he studied filmmaking.