Like Crazy

La pazza gioia

A tale of friendship that is as touching and compassionate as it is freewheeling and kinetic. Beatrice is a motor-mouthed fantasist, a self-styled billionaire countess who believes she's on intimate terms with world leaders. Donatella is a tattooed introvert, a fragile young woman locked in her painful past. Both women are patients at the Villa Biondi, a progressive psychiatric clinic in the Tuscan hills.

Paolo Virzi tells the story of the unpredictable and moving friendship that develops between the two women as they flee the clinic. With award-winning performances by its two leads, and an exceptional screenplay that imbues its characters with honesty, humour and true emotional depth, LIKE CRAZY is a beautiful film about two unlikely friends and their search for happiness.

Winner of Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress at the David di Donatello Awards. Winner of Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes (Italy). Winner of Best Film, Best Actress and the Audience Award for Best Film at the Vallodolid International Film Festival.

"A vibrant and compelling look at friendship, freedom and the fine line between sanity and madness." - Gary Goldstein, The Los Angeles Times