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Tarnation
Your greatest creation is the life you lead
Your greatest creation is the life you lead
Documentary, Drama - 2003
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Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years of his life.

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Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
19 Oct 2003
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$218
Revenue:
$1,162,014
Awards:
9 wins & 12 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The movie climbs inside your head and rattles your consciousness.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
10 Dec 2004
fresh:
An astonishing multimedia diary ... all accompanied by a scrolled family history that is as harrowing to read as a ransom note.
– Stephen Cole,
Globe and Mail,
21 Jan 2005
fresh:
Although aggressively unconventional, it's never pretentious.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
21 Jan 2005
fresh:
A soul-baring scrapbook of a film, its audacity surpassed only by its tragedy.
– Bill Muller,
Arizona Republic,
24 Mar 2005
rotten:
Nearly impossible to watch, thoroughly unpleasant yet strangely arresting.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr 2005
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