After a shopping spree that consisted of Berlin Film Festival winners in Taviani Bros.’ Golden Bear winner “Caesar Must Die“, Christian Petzold’ Silver Bear for Best Director winning “Barbara“, and Ursula Meier’s Special Prize Silver Bear winning “Sister”, the Adopt Films folks turn their attention to EFM market item/TIFF preemed Quebecois title from Jean-Marc Vallée. With Café de Flore, the newly minted indie distributor have picked up their second French Canadian title pick up after Nuit #1, an overly stylized over substance type pic with an obvious brimming production value and soundtrack to boot.
Gist: This is inspired by the legendary Parisian hang-out. The film follows two story lines — one in the 1960s, one in the present — linked by a famous song. This sees a male Montreal DJ (Parent) and woman. And between a mother and her son with Down’s syndrome.. Two people from two different eras who live two extraordinary moments of passion that shake their lives.
Worth Noting: The pic managed to lasso 13 Genie Award noms (Canadian Oscars) including Best Picture and Best Director.
Do We Care?: We’re giddy that Vallée is making inroads both internationally and in the U.S, but we feel that the U.S missed the boat on C.R.A.Z.Y – his coming-of-ager, generational family drama with a soundtrack too costly for a U.S showing.
