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In the Realms of the Unreal: The Mystery of Henry Darger
| Actor(s): Larry Pine, Dakota Fanning Director(s): Jessica Yu 1 |
Movie Details
| MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 06/21/2005 Format: DVD - Letterbox for TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 22 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 11 Genres: Visual Arts, History, Biography, Social History, Graphic & Applied Arts, Literary Studies |
DVD Synopsis
Award-winning short filmmaker Jessica Yu makes her feature-length debut with In the Realms of the Unreal, a documentary about outsider artist Henry Darger. Born in 1892, Darger lived in Chicago and worked as a janitor for most of his life. When he died in 1972, his landlord found his life's work: -The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion (often simply referred to as -The Realms). A massive, multiple-volume fantasy novel, -The Realms also contains nearly 300 illustrations of collages, drawings, and paintings. Rather than interview art scholars and psychologists, Yu chooses to look at Darger's work from the viewpoints of those who knew him. Yu also incorporates animation segments into the documentary, using Darger's original images. In the Realms of the Unreal was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 as part of the documentary competition. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
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Jeff V. (burielofmel) from HARRIMAN, TN wrote on 11/15/2008...
2 of 4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This documentary is about a reclusive man named Henry Darger. He spent most of his life alone except for one friend who died. He even chose not to get a dog when he found out it would cost $5 a month to care for it. Henry spent his decades of seclusion creating his own world, one which he wrote about in a 15,000 page novel and which he illustrated with hundreds of pieces of art, many 10 feet long. The story of Henry's strange life and the epic story he wrote is told mostly through voice over and images of his art animated. There are also interviews and a voice over by Dakota Fanning. If you're into true stories of the creativity that sometimes comes with madness, you will likely find this documentary to your liking. Movies Similar to "In the Realms of the Unreal: The Mystery of Henry Darger"
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