Crazy For Vincent: A Journey Through Love and Loss

Name: Crazy For Vincent
Description: Crazy for Vincent begins with the death of the figure it fixates upon: Vincent Marmousez, a skateboarding, drug-addled, delicate “monster” of a boy in whom the narrator finds a most sublime beauty. By turns tender and violent, Vincent drops in and out of French writer and photographer Hervé Guibert’s life over the span of six years (from 1982, when he first met Vincent as a fifteen-year-old teenager, to 1988). After Vincent’s senseless death, the narrator embarks on a reconnaissance writing mission to retrieve the Vincent that had entered, elevated, and emotionally eviscerated his life, working chronologically backward from the death that opens the text.
Genre: Feature Film
Date Created: 1982
Production Company: AURORA FILMS
Email: info@aurorafilms.com.au
Status: Active Development
Location: France – Europe
Producers: Ákos Armont, Louisa Balletti, Antony Waddington, Sophie Cellier
Writer/Director: Jamieson Pearce jamiesonpearce@gmail.com
Production Company: Pivot Pictures
Email: info@pivotpictures.com.au

Crazy For Vincent: A Poignant Tale of Beauty and Loss

Set against the evocative backdrop of 1980s France, “Crazy For Vincent” unfolds the tragic yet beautiful narrative of Vincent Marmousez, a skateboarding enigma whose life captivates the audience through the eyes of renowned writer and photographer Hervé Guibert. This feature film gracefully intertwines themes of youth, obsession, and the fragility of life, vividly exploring how one fleeting relationship can deeply alter an existence.

Under the visionary direction of Jamieson Pearce, “Crazy For Vincent” is marked by its extraordinary storytelling and character development. The film chronicles Guibert’s six-year entanglement with Vincent, whose delicate nature and reckless choices create a striking contrast. As the story reveals itself in reverse, audiences are invited to reflect on the profound impact of fleeting connections and the haunting echoes of loss, offering a deeply emotional experience that resonates long after the credits roll.