Poster for the movie In the Realms of the Unreal

In the Realms of the Unreal

2004 • 81 minutes
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.

Picture of Henry Darger

Henry Darger

Himself

Picture of Larry Pine

Larry Pine

Henry Darger (Voice)

Picture of Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Narrator/Vivian Girls (Voice)

Picture of Frier McCollister

Frier McCollister

Voice

Picture of Wally Wingert

Wally Wingert

Voice

Picture of Mary O'Donnell

Mary O'Donnell

Herself (Neighbor)

Picture of Kiyoko Lerner

Kiyoko Lerner

Herself (Landlady)