No, that doesn’t mean that the Saratoga Film Forum is
feverishly screening movies 24/7 (or, for that matter, screening its calls).
Rather, it means they will be screening the movie Like Crazy this weekend. Sorry for the mix-up.
Like Crazy has earned
its share of accolades (74% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and
produce doesn’t lie), as well as a brace of Sundance awards (the Grand Jury
Prize for Dramatic Film as well as a Special Jury Prize for Felicity Jones).
Young director Drake Doremus made the most of a small budget (under
$250,000)—it was shot on a Canon EOS 7D DSLR digital camera (you can snag one
for under $1500 at Amazon). Said Doremus
in an interview: “We shot on this consumer camera called the 7D, the Canon
7D. It’s a still camera, but it takes videos, and you put film lenses on it,
and it looks great.” The actors also did
their own hair and makeup, and the dialogue was improvised. Doremus was clearly
influenced by his French New Wave forebears (Godard’s Breathless, e.g.). (More and more “films” today are being shot on consumer or prosumer grade digital cameras. And, yes, in case you’re wondering, the first cinematic feature to be shot on an iPhone has already been released.)
The story itself, about a love affair forced into
transatlanticism by an expired student visa, is based on Doremus’
own experiences when his then-wife was having visa issues and was sent back
to Austria.
Even without a lavish budget, the movie has a lot of
texture—and texting, as the two young
lovers are separated for the bulk of the movie.
The film is unabashedly romantic—and anyone who has ever endured a long-distance relationship (and/or been in their 20s) can sympathize. By the way, is there anyone you want, need, love, and/or miss like crazy? You can customize the movie poster for Like Crazy using your own photos. Check out the movie’s “poster creator” over on Facebook.
Screening times are Thursday and Friday, February 9 and 10, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, February 12, at 3:00 p.m.
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