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/10
1,093 Ratings

TARNATION

Directed by Jonathan Caouette
United States, 2003
Documentary, Avant-Garde, Biography, LGBTQ+
  • 9292 minutes

Synopsis

Raised in Texas, shuttled between foster parents, his grandparents and Renee, the schizophrenic mother he adored, Jonathan Caouette made himself the star of his own videocam. At 31, drawing from his own home-movies, photographs and even answerphone messages, he explores the break-up of his family.

Synopsis

Raised in Texas, shuttled between foster parents, his grandparents and Renee, the schizophrenic mother he adored, Jonathan Caouette made himself the star of his own videocam. At 31, drawing from his own home-movies, photographs and even answerphone messages, he explores the break-up of his family.