Images of the Unconscious

Documentary · 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.

Starring

Dominique Pâris, Vanda Lacerda, Leon Hirszman, Leon Hirszman, Ferreira Gullar, Leon Hirszman, Fernando Diniz, Edu Lobo, Adelina Gomes, Jards Macalé, Carlos Pertuis

Director

Leon Hirszman