Tonight on TV: Nostalgic and haunting, a Quebec nugget to rediscover

As he approaches his forties, Quebecois director Jean-Marc Vallée decides to make the feature film of his dreams: Frank Capra’s landmark La Vie est belle.

It’s Crazy: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary Family from the 1960s to the 1980s, told from the perspective of Zachary, a teenager in the midst of a personal and sexual identity crisis.

A story of emancipation, accompanied by a soundtrack with a small onion that takes us nostalgically back to the atmosphere of the 1970s. From Pink Floyd to David Bowie, through the Rolling Stones or even a cult.crazyBy Patsy Cline, who headlines the film, Jean-Marc Vallée does whatever it takes – even if it means taking a pay cut to secure the music rights.

With the participation of an outstanding actor – we will mention in particular Marc-Andre Grondin and Michel Côté – CRAZY It is intended to be a realistic portrayal of the Quebec middle class, as well as the generational conflicts of the era. That’s why it struck a chord with the public (and critics) when it was released in 2005.

In Quebec, the box office grossed more than 6 million Canadian dollars – almost the entire budget of the film. internationally, CRAZY Performs its activities with an income of more than 10 million dollars.

CRAZY Jean-Marc Vallée with Michel Côté, Marc-Andre Grondin, Emile Vallée…

from the age of 10

Tonight on France 4 at 21:10.