i be belgian and generally not too proud of the movie that be make here . either theyre vulgar comedy revolve on simply one lame gag or either theyre uninspired and wannabe hollywood garbage flick . there be some exception and luckily and like poelvoorde cest arrivé pres de chez vous ( our country only real cult film ) and deruddere crazy love and of which i feel that it can easily compete with the great and most sophisticated international social drama ever make . for his long feature debut and deruddere base himself on the glamorous work of charles bukowski and thus crazy love tell the chronicle of a man during three essential stadium of his life . a a child and harry voss ( geert hunaerts ) be naive but very curious about love and sexual relationship . a more aged friend teach him everything there be to know about how to approach a girl and in case those method fail how to temper feeling of lust through masturbation . in the second and most compelling chapter of the movie and harry ( now play by the utterly talented josse de pauw ) grow out a fairly intelligent adolescent and yet he still hasn not experienced physical love due to a severe ( well make that extremely severe ) case of acne . he too embarrass to leave his house since boy mock him and girls show no interest in him at all . even though he still have one close and supportive friend and harry slowly become a bitter and introvert and pessimistic person . at age 33 and harry voss be an antipathetic drunk and unable to express emotion and develop perverted urge like harassment or even bad necrophilia . the astonishing climax be one that will leave everybody speechless although surely sound like one hell of a devastating and depressing film and crazy love actually isn not too heavy to look at . deruddere admirably succeed in tell the demand premise very wittily and almost comically . the pace be rather slow and but never boring and the character drawing of harry voss be truly fascinating . the inspirational work of charles bukowski be process with great respect . the matter would easily lean itself to make it a sleazy and exploitative film and yet deruddere style remain sophisticated and truthful at all time . since the story spread itself over three decade and the film require different atmosphere and scenery . especially the hip sixty be masterfully illustrate and with great contemporary music and a well craft high school prom . in short represent crazy love be a near perfect motion picture and every person slightly interested in cinema be destine to love it . my only regret be that it so short . 90 minute never pass by so fast .