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Crazy Love

1987 1h 23m NL
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6.0
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★6.0TMDB · 36
ComedyDramaRomance
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Three 'Bukowskian' torrid nights in the life of a man, Harry, in search of love. The first is as a youth, the second on the day of his high school graduation, and the third as a lonely, middle-aged man.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Director
Dominique Deruddere
Writers
Dominique Deruddere, Marc Didden
Languages
Dutch, German, Italian
Countries
Belgium

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Dutch, German, Italian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dominique Deruddere, shot by Willy Stassen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ludo Troch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Geert Hunaerts and Josse De Pauw and Michaël Pas carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092794 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dominique Deruddere directs. Willy Stassen behind the camera. Ludo Troch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium. Dialogue in Dutch, German, Italian.

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  • 183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Dutch, German, Italian.
  • 4Directed by Dominique Deruddere, shot by Willy Stassen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Ludo Troch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Geert Hunaerts and Josse De Pauw and Michaël Pas carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0092794 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Willy Stassen
Editing
Ludo Troch
Runtime
83 min · 1h 23m
Status
Released
Box office
$119,919
Original language
NL

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB

    Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB

    BE

  • KA

    Kabinet van de Gemeenschapsminister van Cultuur

    NL

  • MU

    Multimedia (BE)

Key crew

  • NovelCharles Bukowski
  • Assistant DirectorStijn Coninx
  • Camera OperatorYves Vandermeeren
  • EditorLudo Troch
  • EditorGuido Henderickx
  • SoundPeter Flamman
  • MusicRaymond van het Groenewoud
  • Art DirectionHubert Pouille
  • Art DirectionErik Van Belleghem
  • CostumerLoret Meus
  • ProducerErwin Provoost
  • Production SupervisorDirk Impens

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1987-10-01

Also known as

International titles

  • Love is a Dog from HellBE
  • L'amour est un chien de l'enferFR

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