I just watched this awesome documentary on Henry Darger, recommended by Renee (again!). It tells the true story of this poor and solitary janitor in Chicago who did a 15,000 page novel named The Realms of the Unreal together with 300 paintings in his life. All his works were only discovered by his landlady after his death.
The film presents to us two pictures of Henry Darger: his social picture which is very limited and almost invisible; his inner picture, his private art world, which is in contrast so overwhelming and rich. His isolated way of living left the world little evidence of his physical existence, except three photos of himself, one friend and a few acquaintances. Instead of trying to create an objective biography, the film rather explores Henry’s mysterious inner world by blending in a large amount of his paintings, writings and autobiography with limited source of interviews and photographs. Through his works, we see his constant inner struggle with God, his eccentric vision of kids, his expression for peace and freedom… The strangely beautiful art world Henry created is the ultimate world he lived in.
From a presentation perspective, the animation of Henry’s original paintings is quite appealing and innovative. The juxtaposition of the blooming time images of Chicago with Henry’s fantasy characters makes sharp contrast between two different time and atmosphere which paradoxically coexisted. These imaginative techniques employed in the film simply accord with the incredible imagination inside Henry.
Worth mentioning, director Jessica Yu spent five years in making this film including extensive research on Henry’s works. I appreciate her efforts to show us the work and life of such a hidden genius.
Henry Darger
迷之感動中的沉浸感
寂靜的童趣人
“一個人需要隱藏多少秘密,才能巧妙地度過一生。”這句陳詞濫調(diào)要是用來形容亨利的生平,未免太苦澀了些。
Henry Darger活在他的幻想王國里,他的肉體是個軀殼,用來延續(xù)童年期的純真和絕望。主題歌恰當?shù)赜昧藅om waits 的innocent when you dream。他的藝術(shù)不是策略性的,而是innocent dream
感覺跟薇薇安邁爾好像。為什么所有人都說老人童趣,我覺得好恐怖額。彈幕里還有成功學也是夠了。想提醒一下,發(fā)“卓越必成功,勤奮出奇跡”的,人,已經(jīng)死了。。
生活在另一個世界。我想,所有童年有類似經(jīng)歷的人都能很快理解這樣的心境和噩夢。這是一部真正的童年陰影鑒別作品吧。
想去他住過的地方看看
一個玩了一輩子紙上單機重口GAL GAME的近現(xiàn)代宅男。
“一輩子沒走出童年影子的人,要么成為tim burton,要么成為丸尾未廣,要么成為三池崇史,要么成為戀童癖罪犯,要么成為一輩子默默無聞窩在家里畫男童的自閉老頭。”真好看。
8.5 胡亂找來看的,卻讓自己感動莫名。有自足的精神世界的人是有福的,這人不必是哲人或者藝術(shù)家,一個孤僻的怪老頭一個醫(yī)院的清潔工就行。原生態(tài)的藝術(shù)與思想最有元氣 ——上 德不德,是以有德。
實在是個藝術(shù)神人。
宅祖…被"raped by a 17-year-old Italian girl"雷了??吹檬且杷瞬贿^還是要給五星。
美
看得心里酸酸的,天才從未改變過的純美童心卻孤貧戚涼,不為人知的一生。
老頭一定擁有一個無比孤獨又豐富強大的內(nèi)心世界,而且單純得就像一個小男孩。
無聊....男主就是一個輕度自閉癥患者吧?
http://www.bilibili.com/video/av2220242/
極致了,你的小世界
天真和殘忍都到了邪門的程度??粗拖肫鸲×岬谋说门恕R部梢院汀痘浠ㄩ_》對照看?;浠ㄩ_更注重表演和沖突,紀錄片可以突破敘事維度。