Film·2004·1h 21m

In the Realms of the Unreal

Documentary

In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died his neighbors were surprised to find a 15,145-page manuscript along with hundreds of paintings depicting The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glodeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Cased by the Child Slave Rebellion.

Directed by Jessica Yu

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7 credited

Henry Darger
Henry DargerHimself
Larry Pine
Larry PineHenry Darger (Voice)
Dakota Fanning
Dakota FanningNarrator/Vivian Girls (Voice)
Frier McCollister
Frier McCollisterVoice
Wally Wingert
Wally WingertVoice
Mary O'Donnell
Mary O'DonnellHerself (Neighbor)
Kiyoko Lerner
Kiyoko LernerHerself (Landlady)

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