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      Walk Away Renee

      2011 1 hr. 30 min. Drama List
      44% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 61% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette uses musical montages and psychedelic sequences to document a road trip through the past and present with his mentally ill mother. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      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 Full Review 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 Full Review Leslie Felperin Variety Renee really does feel something like a remake of Tarnation, this time with more budget and less feeling. Nov 29, 2012 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

      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
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 10, 2017
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