In the Realms of the Unreal
In the Realms of the Unreal Image
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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. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    80
    The result is an astonishingly complex, striking original portrait of an artist whose deeply personal art, intended for no one but God and himself, demands to be treated on its own terms.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    80
    A fascinating examination of a mysterious life and the truly bizarre art that it spawned.
  4. 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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