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An innovative masterpiece that literally gives wings to one man's singular vision of an imaginary world. Henry Darger lived a reclusive life and died alone in a Catholic mission in 1973. For more than 60 years, he created a massive literary and graphic body of work, including The Realms of the Unreal, an epic, fifteen-thousand-page novel with hundreds of paintings that recounts the wars between... See Full Description
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Documentary |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 21 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 22nd, 2004 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
Wellspring Home Entertainment
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$413,708 |
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Catherine Fox
"...simultaneously fascinating and irritating..." Full Review...
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filmcritic.com, Chris Barsanti
"Although In the Realms of the Unreal is a decent introduction to Darger's work, he ultimately deserves something much stranger, far more unreal." Full Review...
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New York Post, V.A. Musetto
"...a compelling, somewhat disturbing portrait..." Full Review...
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New York Times, Dave Kehr
"...Darger's work is difficult to confront and consume; Ms. Yu has brought it a little closer, and that is as fine a public service as an art documentary can provide." Full Review...
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