Like Crazy
La pazza gioia
2016ItalyLanguage: itDirected by Paolo Virzì★ 7.4
Available in English: subtitled
Two mental patients with opposite personalities ditch their Tuscan hospital and embark on an unpredictable exploration of the real world.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedymelancholicwarmhopefulquietly devastating
Pacing
episodicescalatingslow burn
Story
escapejourneyunraveling
Emotion
grieffiguring out who you arebelonginglongingthe family you chooseloss of innocence
Themes
class and moneycorrupt institutionsfamily wounds passed downmen and women navigating expectationsfamily duty
Feel
catharticemotionally wreckingdiscussion starterquietly hauntingcrowd pleaser
Violence
mild