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Walk Away Renee

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Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette uses musical montages and psychedelic sequences to document a road trip through the past and present with his mentally ill mother.

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Nicolas Rapold New York Times 11/30/2012
2.5/5
"Walk Away Renee" lets us observe a mother-son bond, but Mr. Caouette hasn't found a way to galvanize this incarnation of material for strangers. Go to Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post 11/30/2012
2/4
Produced on a far more elaborate scale than "Tarnation,'' which Caouette assembled at a cost of $213.32 on his boyfriend's laptop computer. And that's mostly not a good thing. Go to Full Review Leslie Felperin Variety 11/29/2012
Renee really does feel something like a remake of Tarnation, this time with more budget and less feeling. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/25/2013 Jonathan Caouette documents moving his mentally ill mother Renee from a group home in Houston to one in New York to be closer to him; on the trip she loses her medication and dementia and paranoia set in. Some of the scenes appear to be recreations, and there are curious psychedelic montages to illustrate mom's crazy state of mind. A touching, if meandering, tribute. See more Read all reviews
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Jonathan Caouette

Director

Charles-Marie Anthonioz

Producer

Christophe Audeguis

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Jonathan Caouette

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Gérard Lacroix

Producer

Pierre-Paul Puljiz

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette uses musical montages and psychedelic sequences to document a road trip through the past and present with his mentally ill mother.
Director
Jonathan Caouette
Producer
Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Christophe Audeguis, Jonathan Caouette, Gérard Lacroix, Pierre-Paul Puljiz, Agnes B.
Production Co
Love Streams Productions, Morgane Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m