Images of the Unconscious (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.
Director:
Leon Hirszman
Writer:
Leon Hirszman
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Vanda Lacerda as Narrator (voice) |
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Ferreira Gullar as Narrator (voice) |
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Fernando Diniz as Self |
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Adelina Gomes as Self |
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Carlos Pertuis as Self (archive footage) |
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Joel Barcellos as Carlos Pertuis |
| Directing | Leon Hirszman | Director |
| Writing | Nise da Silveira | Writer |
| Writing | Leon Hirszman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luiz Carlos Mello | Script Consultant |
| Production | Luciana Ramos | Researcher |
| Production | Cristina Macedo | Researcher |
| Production | Oedirma Neves | Researcher |
| Sound | William O'Dwyer Fogtman | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Joaquim Santana | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Sérgio B. Resende | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Regina Neves | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Liscia Nara | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Dominique Pâris | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Mário Murakami | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Regina Neves | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Roberto Leite | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Jessel Buss | Production Manager |
| Production | Luís Fernando Guimarães | Production Manager |
| Art | Régis Monteiro | Art Direction |
| Sound | Antonio Adolfo | Musician |
| Sound | Mauro Senise | Musician |
| Sound | Zeca Assumpção | Musician |
| Sound | Chico Batera | Musician |
| Sound | Edu Lobo | Music |
| Sound | Jards Macalé | Music Consultant |
| Editing | Luiz Carlos Saldanha | Editor |
| Camera | Luiz Carlos Saldanha | Director of Photography |