CAFÉ DE FLORE World Cinema

Many filmmakers marry music and film together, but perhaps none as lovingly as Jean-More Vallee. The ’70s pop that informed the filmmaker’s childhood also fueled his 2008 film CRAZY Vallee’s new film tells two parallel stories, both connected by music and, mysteriously, much more. Antoine is o Montreal DJ reeling from a divorce and struggling to come to grips with the fact that he’s the happiest he’s ever been, despite having hurt someone he’s loved his whole life. Braided with Antoine ‘s tale is a seemingly unconnected story of a young mother heartbreakingly devoted to her special-needs son. She, too , sacrifices the happiness of others for her son’s well being. The two stories drive toward an inevitable collision with on unrelenting rhythm akin to the thumping techno Antoine uses to move his throng of fans. Music is life for these characters, and Vallee mixes the beats with the skill of a maestro.