Nearly impossible to watch, thoroughly unpleasant yet strangely arresting.
Tarnation
Your greatest creation is the life you lead
2003 · 1h 31m · Unrated
Documentary, Drama
Directed by
Jonathan Caouette
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
Top critics, in their words
A soul-baring scrapbook of a film, its audacity surpassed only by its tragedy.
Although aggressively unconventional, it's never pretentious.
An astonishing multimedia diary ... all accompanied by a scrolled family history that is as harrowing to read as a ransom note.
The movie climbs inside your head and rattles your consciousness.
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