It was unofficially foreign film bonanza this past weekend.

C.R.A.Z.Y. is film about a typical middle-class suburban family in Quebec through the course of the Province’s Quiet Revolution .

Zac Beaulieu is the second youngest of five brothers. Through the course of his childhood into his adulthood, he struggled to handle his own sexual identity with obviously conflicting interest with his rather traditional father and his Catholic family upbringing.

The film also showcases some of the great classic rock , including Pink Floyd, the Stones, and David Bowie, as well as the pot-craze culture of the 1970s.

What is most evident and intriguing about this film is that it demonstrates the accelerated pace of secularism that is so prevalent particularly in the province of Quebec.

At first, it seemed like your typical “gay coming of age story.” However, I found this movie truly identified with me not only because I did struggle with getting a hold of my sexual identity with the conflicting interests of what is expected in the many variables of Canadian suburban living, from attending and abiding the rules of the church, to the need to confirm and make your parents proud.

Since I was young, my mother always told me that “whenever you run into trouble, just pray and let Baby Jesus know, and he will answer.” And throughout my childhood and adolescence, I (arguably naively) continued to listen to my mother and let “Baby Jesus” know how I just wanted to be like the others. It was just so captivating to witness Zac encounter an almost parallel storyline.

Also, there is a few quite emotional parts in the movie that really demonstrate the love and bond between Zac and his mother. That intense sense of mother-child intuition that was captured so wonderfully.

In short, three things: (1) C.R.A.Z.Y. is quite the delight, (2) Quebec makes great movies, and (3) Us English Canada should really learn and try to grasp.

C.R.A.Z.Y. - [imdb.com]
Canada submits C.R.A.Z.Y. to Oscar - [indies.blognewschannel.com]