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.

• Leon HirszmanDirector
• Nise da SilveiraWriter
• Leon HirszmanScreenplay

• Vanda LacerdaNarrator (voice)
• Ferreira GullarNarrator (voice)
• Fernando DinizSelf
• Adelina GomesSelf
• Carlos PertuisSelf (archive footage)
• Joel BarcellosCarlos Pertuis