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In the Realms of the Unreal
In the Realms of the Unreal Image
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74 out of 100

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  • Starring: Dakota Fanning, Henry Darger
  • Summary: This explores the parallel lives of legendary outsider artist Henry Darger, a reclusive janitor by day and a visionary artist by night. (Diorama Films)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: John McMurtrie
    100
    Absorbing and exquisite.
  2. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    100
    Darger made art as if the lives of his subjects depended on it. That's how Yu has made her movie.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    60
    In the end, it all gets to be too stifling. The film looks amazing, and there may be no better way to adapt Darger's work to the screen. But Yu's decision to limit the comments on Darger's enduring appeal keeps the audience locked in his cramped room too long, without a window of context.

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