Images of the Unconscious (1987)

7.5/10 • 203 min • Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Vanda Lacerda

Narrator (voice)

Ferreira Gullar

Narrator (voice)

Fernando Diniz

Self

Joel Barcellos

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