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Crazy Love

  • 19871987
  • 1h 30m
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6.8/10
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Crazy Love (1987)
Three 'Bukowskian' torrid nights in the life of a man in search of love. Harry, 12, is young and naive.  His father is a hero who kidnapped his mother and married her on a lonely mountain peak - Later on, he'll do the same.
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Three 'Bukowskian' torrid nights in the life of a man in search of love. Harry, 12, is young and naive. Love, for him, is romantic love between princes and princesses demurely kissing each o... Read allThree 'Bukowskian' torrid nights in the life of a man in search of love. Harry, 12, is young and naive. Love, for him, is romantic love between princes and princesses demurely kissing each other on the mouth. His father is a hero who kidnapped his mother and married her on a lone... Read allThree 'Bukowskian' torrid nights in the life of a man in search of love. Harry, 12, is young and naive. Love, for him, is romantic love between princes and princesses demurely kissing each other on the mouth. His father is a hero who kidnapped his mother and married her on a lonely mountain peak - Later on, he'll do the same. But Harry has a lot to learn. He also lear... Read all
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  • Director
    • Dominique Deruddere
  • Writers
    • Charles Bukowski(novels)
    • Dominique Deruddere
    • Marc Didden
  • Stars
    • Josse De Pauw
    • Geert Hunaerts
    • Michael Pas
  • Director
    • Dominique Deruddere
  • Writers
    • Charles Bukowski(novels)
    • Dominique Deruddere
    • Marc Didden
  • Stars
    • Josse De Pauw
    • Geert Hunaerts
    • Michael Pas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins

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    Josse De Pauw
    Josse De Pauw
    • Harry's father…
    Geert Hunaerts
    Geert Hunaerts
    • Harry at 12
    Michael Pas
    Michael Pas
    • Stan
    Gene Bervoets
    Gene Bervoets
    • Jeff
    Amid Chakir
    • Bill…
    Florence Béliard
    • The Princess…
    Karen van Parijs
    • Moeder van Harry…
    Carmela Locantore
    • Gina…
    An Van Essche
    • Liza…
    Doriane Moretus
    • Marina
    François Beukelaers
    • The doctor
    Erik Burke
    • A student
    Chris Cauwenberghs
    • The tall sailor
    Dirk Celis
    • A policeman
    Guido Colonne
    • The headmaster
    Jo de Fauw
    • The barman
    Hans De Munter
    Hans De Munter
      Stanley Duchateau
      • Théo
      • (as Stan Duchateau)
      • …
      • Director
        • Dominique Deruddere
      • Writers
        • Charles Bukowski(novels)
        • Dominique Deruddere
        • Marc Didden
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        Regarded by Charles Bukowski as the most successful effort to bring his work to the screen.

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      7/10
      A coming of age story that is a bit different from the norm!
      Crazy Love is a little known eighties cult film that traces a boy's life through three key events. The film is Belgian produced; based around three stories by cult writer Charles Bukowski and brought to life by Belgian director Dominique Deruddere. Crazy Love does not have a particularly good reputation these days, although it apparently caused quite a stir upon its release and that isn't all that surprising considering the subject matter; although to be honest, nothing in this film particularly shocked or offended me. The central character is Harry Voss, who we first meet as a young kid who is learning about sex from his friend, with the aide of a few loose women. We then pick up a few years later and Henry is a schoolboy, befallen by an extreme case of acne that leads to him being rejected by the opposite sex and ridiculed by his peers. The third and final chapter sees the once bright young boy as a drunken waster who cuts a stark contrast to the boy we saw in both the first and second chapters of the film.

      The three parts of the film are all incredibly different and the director succeeds in creating an atmosphere to carry this off. Crazy Love is a 'coming of age' film; a favourite subject among Hollywood 'cookie cutter' filmmakers, but this one is about as far from the mainstream as you can get. The first segment is the lightest of the three, but still packs a punch as we watch the subject discovering sex and eventually getting acquainted with his hand. The second segment focuses more on the idea of teenage alienation and sees the film take a darker turn as the sensitive young man is rejected by all the girls because of his deforming acne. This provides a nice opener to the third section, which is completely dark and dismal and probably what earned the film its reputation - the ending is not something that many will forget in a hurry! Overall, it's not really surprising that this film hasn't gone down as an all time 'classic, but it certainly has its place among cult fans and that isn't surprising either. Be sure to catch this film if you want something a bit different!
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      • Release date
        • 1987 (Belgium)
      • Country of origin
        • Belgium
      • Languages
        • Dutch
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Love Is a Dog from Hell
      • Filming locations
        • Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
      • Production companies
        • Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
        • Kabinet van de Gemeenschapsminister van Cultuur
        • Multimedia
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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $119,919
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 30 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Stereo
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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