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Images of the Unconscious (1987)

Images of the Unconscious (1987)

Documentary
Release Date: 1987, January 1
Directors: Leon Hirszman
Countries: Brazil
Production: Leon Hirszman Produções Cinematográficas, Embrafilme
Cast: Ferreira Gullar, Joel Barcellos, Vanda Lacerda, Adelina Gomes, Carlos Pertuis

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.