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My mother stayed far, far away
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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

�My mother stayedfar, far away, “because she had left mea legacy of suicide

�My mother stayed
far, far away, “because she had left me
a legacy of suicide

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“My mother stayed far, far away,
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“because she had left me a legacy of suicide.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
01:27:33
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
9.14 Pictures,Whyaduck Productions

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Movie Summary

Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
“Here was what Kilgore Trout cried out to me - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
“Here was what Kilgore Trout cried out to me
[Kurt Vonnegut] A writer is very fortunate - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Kurt Vonnegut] A writer is very fortunate
Uh, if he is able to write every day, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
Uh, if he is able to write every day,
[narrator] “Dear Robert, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:18
[narrator] “Dear Robert,
“That’s an improvement.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:24
“That’s an improvement.”
I can see his latter novels as a reflection of - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
I can see his latter novels as a reflection of
He has this dream of extended family - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
He has this dream of extended family
When he sort of stumbled a bit in some of his ’70s work, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
When he sort of stumbled a bit in some of his ’70s work,
[Jerome Klinkowitz] Kurt Vonnegut said, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
[Jerome Klinkowitz] Kurt Vonnegut said,
They took that book as the occasion to attack - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
They took that book as the occasion to attack
He’s a bad writer from start to finish.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
He’s a bad writer from start to finish.”
We live decade by decade now, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:12
We live decade by decade now,
People dismissed him, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
People dismissed him,
As anyone who’s tried to write knows, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
As anyone who’s tried to write knows,
[Gregory Sumner] The accessibility of his style, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[Gregory Sumner] The accessibility of his style,
Just because a junior in high school - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
Just because a junior in high school
Vonnegut was championed by the people, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
Vonnegut was championed by the people,
[cheering, applause] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:16
[cheering, applause]
The most sensible and constructive thought - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
The most sensible and constructive thought
We are all so close together in time - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
We are all so close together in time