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.
Casts Renee Leblanc, Adolph Davis, Jonathan Caouette, Rosemary Davis, David Sanin Paz
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IMDB 7.4 | May , 2007
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IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 1987
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.Journey to Italy
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1954
This deceptively simple tale of a bored English couple travelling to Italy to find a buyer for a house inherited from an uncle is transformed by Roberto Rossellini into a passionate story of cruelty and cynicism as their marriage disintegrates around them.The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
IMDB 7.3 | May , 1994
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2005
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IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1993
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IMDB 6.3 | Dec , 1997
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IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 2014
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IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1997
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IMDB 7.8 | Mar , 2015
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 1967
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IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 1975
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IMDB 5.4 | May , 2003
Will Graham is a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the forest. Haunted by the blood of those he has murdered, Will wishes never to return. But when his brother commits suicide following a sexual assault at the hands of a volatile car dealer, Will returns to London to discover the cause of his brother's death and administer justice to those responsible.Shelter Me
IMDB 4.9 | Feb , 2007
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IMDB 6.9 | Aug , 2001
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