Crazy About Her Movie Storyline. Adri is a successful journalist for an entertainment magazine. On a night out with his friends, he meets Carla, who is spontaneous and impulsive. She seduces him to a one-night stand and insists they can never see each other again. They go to a hotel where they crash a wedding reception and have sex in the bridal suite, before Carla abruptly leaves.
Adri, now smitten with Carla, insists on finding her. He is led to a mental hospital where he sees Carla is a patient. Thinking she was happy to see him too, Adri hatches a plan to obtain her number by being admitted since unrequested visitors are not allowed. When inside, he finds Carla again, but she is shocked and angry at his presence.
Upset, Adri tries to leave, but the staff stop him as they think he is actually mentally ill. He claims he is a journalist and his admittance was only for an article, but they do not believe him. Adri’s friend attempts to get him out, to no avail. Before she leaves, he writes her a demeaning article about the mental hospital to submit to his boss.
Knowing he wants to escape, Adri’s kind-hearted schizophrenic roommate, Saul, explains that, along with behavioral improvements, the only way to leave is to be friendly with other patients, as peer evaluations play a role in one’s release. Adri meets the others, including Martha who has depression due to her Tourette’s, Victor who has OCD and Tina who is delusional. Martha has a huge crush on Victor, but is too insecure to tell him due to her tics. Adri offers to help Martha muster up the courage to confess her feelings. In return, he expects good evaluations from them.
Saul asks Adri to pretend they are both doctors when his young daughter visits, as her stepfather disapproves of his disorder. While posing as a doctor, Adri bails an uncomfortable Carla out of a visit from her parents. However, she still treats him coldly. Adri finally convinces Martha to seduce Victor with a pickup line, which fails until Carla steps in and tells her to admit her feelings bluntly, which goes well. Carla reveals to Adri that she is bipolar. She has episodes of extreme euphoria where she does things for fun without thinking of the consequences, like the night they met. She also has episodes of severe depression and frequent mood swings.
Saul is deeply upset to discover his ex-wife’s husband does not want his daughter to visit anymore. When Saul is missing, Adri realizes that he has jumped off the third floor and enlists the help of Carla to find him. The two discover Saul hysterical and on the way to take his daughter. Adri tries to talk him out, but Carla manages to calm him down. During a conversation with Carla, Adri promises she will get better and live normally on her own.
Crazy About Her (Spanish: Loco por Ella) is a 2021 Spanish romantic comedy film directed by Dani de la Orden, written by Natalia Durán and Eric Navarro and starring Álvaro Cervantes, Susana Abaitua, Luis Zahera, Aixa Villagrán, Txell Aixendri, Nil Cardoner, Eduardo Antuña, Paula Malia, Clara Segura, Maria Ribera and Mireia Portas. It was released on February 26, 2021 by Netflix.
Crazy About Her (2021)
Directed by: Dani de la Orden
Starring: Álvaro Cervantes, Susana Abaitua, Luis Zahera, Aixa Villagrán, Txell Aixendri, Nil Cardoner, Eduardo Antuña, Paula Malia, Clara Segura, Maria Ribera, Mireia Portas
Screenplay by: Natalia Durán, Eric Navarro
Cinematography by: Daniel Aranyó
Film Editing by: Oriol Pérez, Elena Ruiz
Costume Design by: Paula Ventura
Makeup Department: Isabel Duque, Patricia Reyes
Music by: Julio de la Rosa
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Netflix
Release Date: February 26, 2021 (Spain, United States)
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