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Nearly impossible to watch, thoroughly unpleasant yet strangely arresting.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Tarnation
Your greatest creation is the life you lead
2003 · 1h 31m · Unrated
Documentary, Drama
Directed by
Jonathan Caouette
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Tarnation
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A soul-baring scrapbook of a film, its audacity surpassed only by its tragedy.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Although aggressively unconventional, it's never pretentious.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
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
Fresh
The movie climbs inside your head and rattles your consciousness.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
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