Crazy / beautiful

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Movie
German title Crazy / beautiful
Original title Crazy / Beautiful
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2001
length 95 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director John Stockwell
script Phil Hay ,
Matt Manfredi
production Rachel Pfeffer ,
Harry J. Ufland
Mary Jane Ufland
Rick Dallago
music Paul Haslinger
camera Shane Hurlbut
cut Melissa Kent
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Crazy / Beautiful is an American film from 2001 . The love drama describes the meeting of two teenagers with socially opposing origins.

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17-year-old Nicole can actually get what she wants. She is the spoiled, disaffected daughter of influential Congressman Tom Oakley. She meets the attractive Mexican Carlos while doing community service for which she was convicted of drunk driving. He lives with his family in the slums of downtown LA, is straightforward, decent, disciplined and does everything for his dream job as a pilot.

Both go to the same elite high school - Nicole only because her father wants it, Carlos drives two times two hours by bus every day and can only attend this school thanks to government funding.

Nicole recovers in his presence after empty years of parties, alcohol, and other drugs . For the first time she feels useful and alive again. Carlos dives into her "crazy" world. After years in the vise of self-claims and family, this lets him do things for which there was no room in his planned life.

When Nicole's father offers him a training grant and at the same time warns him of the negatively influencing, destructive, volatile nature of his daughter ("Nicole has an uncanny talent to derail even the most perfectly oiled train in the first few meters"), Carlos is before made a difficult decision. His personal environment is anything but enthusiastic about the choice of the “white” girlfriend.

When he finally realizes how much Nicole has already thrown him out of hand on his way to a pilot career, he lets go of her and concentrates again on his professional goals. Left alone and misunderstood by the world, Nicole falls back into the old vicious circle of parties, alcohol and other drugs.

He found out about it on a phone call, did not hesitate for a moment and got his half-unconscious girlfriend from an excessive party, packed her in her own car and was stopped on the way by the police, who also found drug paraphernalia in the car. Nicole's old Ford is registered to her father, MP Oakley. So the police decide to let him take care of the matter himself. They deliver his half-naked, completely drunk daughter and Carlos at Oakley's front door. Then the tense situation escalates and all that remains of Nicole is a whimpering heap of misery.

Although she is already persona non grata with half of the city's psychiatrists , it is decided to re-enter psychological treatment and also to send her to boarding school in Utah. In the middle of an important exam for Carlos, she happens to be shown past the window. Then he leaves the class without comment and both decide to run away.

Freed from all expectations and obligations, reflection soon takes place . The relationship, her life, Nicole's relationship with the rest of the world and especially with her father. Nicole and her father love each other unconditionally. But they cannot understand each other.

She dares to go back home and lets himself into an open conversation with him. This is the redeeming and only correct decision for everyone involved.

Reviews

"Relationship comedy with a credible milieu drawing, which only approaches your problems half-heartedly and ultimately turns out to be a conflict-averse vehicle for its female lead."

Awards

The film, the song Siempre and Jay Hernandez were nominated for an ALMA Award in 2002. The film was also nominated for a 2002 Casting Society of America Award .

Trivia

  • The school scenes mostly featured real students from Pacific Palisades Charter High School because director John Stockwell wanted everything to be as authentic as possible
  • Even in the scene at the snack bar, which came about by chance, the majority of the participants are not actors
  • In order to keep her character believable, Kirsten Dunst remains practically unvarnished
  • Nicole's great hobby, photography, is presented very authentically. With this she expresses her feelings and helps herself not to forget her deceased mother.
  • Photos taken by Kirsten Dunst during the shooting formed the basis for framing the diary on the DVD.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Crazy / Beautiful. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used