Henry Darger — now there’s a guy who coulda used a blog!
The backstory is fascinating: reclusive janitor dies at 81, landlord discovers a 15,000+ page fantasy novel and hundreds of watercolor paintings to go with it. The paintings are extraordinary, the book is remarkable in its scope. And the documentary about all this is, sadly, kinda dull. At 83 minutes it still felt too long. I think you can safely get all the info you need about Darger on the internet instead of watching this movie (and you don’t have to listen to Dakota Fanning’s annoying voice over.) Wikipedia is always a good place to start.
They had Dakota Fanning narrate the thing? That’s kind of creepy, considering IIRC there’s pretty good evidence Darger killed some little girl, and that’s what started the whole thing….actually it’s pretty creepy just considering the art itself….