| When it exploded
onto screens in the mid 1980's, Oscar® nominated director Dominique
Deruddere's film CRAZY LOVE divided critics and audiences as few
films before or since.
Championed by Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, the film
was picked up for US distribution. Stars like Madonna and Sean Penn
attended the LA premiere. But the films shocking subject matter
and startling imagery were too rich a combination for audiences
at the time. The film vanished from sight, becoming an instant cult
classic - much written about but seldom seen.
Now reappraised as one of the most underrated films of the 1980's,
CRAZY LOVE makes its US DVD debut in a stunning new anamorphic HD
transfer from the original negative.
Taking his cue from stories by cult American author Charles Bukowski,
Deruddere's film tells the story of a man's life via three nights,
spread over 20 years. We see his hero, Harry Voss, first as a romantic
young boy of 12, then as an acne ridden teenager, lost in unrequited
love, and finally as a drink sodden drop out, for whom no act is
too dreadful to contemplate...with terrible and yet deeply moving
consequences.
It's a film that, once seen, is never likely to be forgotten. A
film with a unique, bitter sweet and poetic mood that manages to
be funny and tragic at the same time. A minor masterpiece, ripe
for rediscovery on DVD.
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