Images of the Unconscious

Images of the Unconscious

203 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1987

In hopes of unraveling the causes and cure for various forms of insanity, a psychiatrist in Brazil created the Museum of Images from the Unconscious in 1952. It gathered paintings and drawings made by mental patients from all over Brazil. Many of the works in the museum are paired with the case-histories of the patients who created them in this fascinating film.

Images of the Unconscious

203 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1987

Images of the Unconscious
In hopes of unraveling the causes and cure for various forms of insanity, a psychiatrist in Brazil created the Museum of Images from the Unconscious in 1952. It gathered paintings and drawings made by mental patients from all over Brazil. Many of the works in the museum are paired with the case-histories of the patients who created them in this fascinating film.
Producers Embrafilme, Leon Hirszman Produções Cinematográficas
Original title Imagens do Inconsciente
Directors Regina Neves, Leon Hirszman
Writers Luiz Carlos Mello, Nise da Silveira, Leon Hirszman

Cast

Vanda Lacerda

as Narrator (voice)

Ferreira Gullar

as Narrator (voice)

Fernando Diniz

as Self

Adelina Gomes

as Self

Carlos Pertuis

as Self (archive footage)

Joel Barcellos

as Carlos Pertuis