In the Realms of the Unreal - The Mystery of Henry Darger

In the Realms of the Unreal - The Mystery of Henry Darger
by Jessica Yu

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Actor: Dakota Fanning, Frier McCollister, Janice Hong (II), Larry Pine, Wally Wingert
Director: Jessica Yu
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-21
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Fox Lorber

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Movie Review: Excellent film, compelling subject
Summary: 5 Stars

I'm not going to get as serious as some with my review. I think this film is very well done and artistic in it's own right. However, sometimes I felt like the filmmaker was taking liberties that should not have been taken. At points the narration and animation of Darger's work takes away from the art itself. It is also hard to form an opinion on Darger's work/life/situation when so much of the filmmaking is done to the filmmakers belief.
It is difficult to say this film is anything less than 5 stars, though, because of its beauty and the amount of information it contains. It is worth seeing and owning due to its importance in the mystery of Darger. See this, enjoy it and learn more about the Realms of the Unreal.

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Summary of In the Realms of the Unreal - The Mystery of Henry Darger

Henry Darger, an elderly recluse, spent his childhood in Illinois's asylum for feeble-minded children and his adulthood working as a janitor. He lived a quiet, nearly solitary existence, but his imaginary life was exciting, colorful and sexually provocative. When he died in Chicago in 1973, his landlady discovered in his room 300 paintings, some over 10 feet long, and a 15,000-page illustrated novel (The Realms of the Unreal), which told the epic story of the virtuous Vivian Girls leading a child slave revolt against the evil Glandelinians. Featuring Dakota Fanning (Hide and Seek) and Larry Pine (The Royal Tenenbaums) as narrators and imaginative animation of Darger's work, Oscar? winner Jessica Yu (Breathing Lessons) brings to life one of the twentieth century's greatest self-taught artists.

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