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In the Realms of the Unreal

The Mystery of Henry Darger

7.2/ 1020041h 21m

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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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Henry Darger

Henry Darger

Himself

Larry Pine

Larry Pine

Henry Darger (Voice)

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Narrator/Vivian Girls (Voice)

Frier McCollister

Voice

Wally Wingert

Wally Wingert

Voice

Mary O'Donnell

Herself (Neighbor)

Kiyoko Lerner

Herself (Landlady)