C . R . A . Z . Y. MATH

C. R. A. Z. Y., director Jean- Marc Vallée’s hit film about a Pink Floyd- loving youth and his family coming to terms with his sexuality in 1970s Montreal, has been selected to represent Canada at the 2006 Academy Awards in the best foreign- language film category, Telefilm Canada announced yesterday. A numerical history of the film: 12: Number of films submitted by producers to the Canadian selection committee chaired by Telefilm. 25: Number of industry associations and government agencies represented on the committee. 91: Number of countries invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit a film for best foreign-language film this year. 50: Number of countries that submitted a film last year. 7: Number of consecutive days a film must have shown in a commercial motion picture theatre in its home country between Oct. 1, 2004, and Sept. 30, 2005, to be eligible. 118: Number of consecutive days

has played in Quebec. 10: Number of years it took Vallée to get made. $7-million:

s budget. $600,000: Its music budget, for a soundtrack that includes songs by The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Patsy Cline and Charles Aznavour. $5.5 million:

Amount has earned at the Quebec box office since being released at the end of May. 6.5 million:

Population of Quebec. 50: Approximate number of countries has been sold to. 3: Number of times a Canadian film has made the foreign-language film shortlist. 3: The number of times a Denys Arcand film has made the Foreign- Language Film short list. 2004: The year Arcand’s

won Canada its first foreign- language film Oscar. J. Kelly Nestruck,

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