Walk Away Renee

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Walk Away Renee

2011

1h 30m

Drama

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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.

Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

"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.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 30, 2012

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

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.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 30, 2012

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Leslie Felperin

Variety

Renee really does feel something like a remake of Tarnation, this time with more budget and less feeling.

Nov 29, 2012

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Brent Simon

Shockya.com

Both a love letter and a break-up. It shows a deep bond between mother and son, but also the veritable chasm that mental illness represents between those struggling with it and those who love them.

Rated: B

Nov 1, 2012

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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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Charles-Marie Anthonioz

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Christophe Audeguis

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Gérard Lacroix

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Pierre-Paul Puljiz

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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: Morgane Production, Love Streams Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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