Nise: The Heart of Madness Page #3

Draw a house

or a donkey.

Don't interfere, Marta.

He will draw whatever he wants

if he wants to.

What do I do?

You can talk to him

if he asks something.

Raphael is drawing

a donkey.

I think Raphael

just needed a muse.

Marta.

From now on I want you

exclusively with him.

This piece is by Carlos.

Both of these.

They aren't signed.

We need to write their names,

date it and put their number.

That is very important.

- Good morning, Pedro.

- Good morning.

Prof. Carl Gustav Jung,

Master,

in the Pedro II Psychiatric

Center in Rio de Janeiro,

there is a studio

where patients

draw and paint

in complete freedom.

No suggestions are given.

No models are proposed.

With my most

respectful regards

I'm sending you some

pictures of paintings

that look like mandalas

or similar forms.

They were spontaneously

painted by the schizophrenics.

Thus, primal images

arise from their paintings

presenting an empirical and convincing

demonstration of analytical psychology.

There is no cultural influence

whatsoever.

I can't even begin to

explain, Master,

how much your books have

helped my work as a psychiatrist

and they personally

helped me a lot as well.

With admiration,

Nise da Silveira.

The fat one will swallow

the n*gger, right Lima?

The fat one will swallow

the n*gger, right Lima?

You are a young doctor,

you should be more open minded.

He's here just because

he helps with the laundry.

He's here just because

he helps with the laundry.

The chronic and incurable should

be transferred to Jacarepagua hospital.

I want you to look at this

and tell me if this is the

work of someone incurable.

Fernando's work

intrigues me, Almir.

Fernando's work

intrigues me, Almir.

Look at this room he painted

with all the objects out of place,

completely chaotic.

Then he paints

an empty room

where he builds the

the structure of the house.

The walls, floor...

Little by little, he adds objects,

The walls, floor...

Little by little, he adds objects,

books, an aquarium...

And then, finally, he paints

all the objects together

And then, finally, he paints

all the objects together

in an organized structure.

I think he is finding his place.

One more of Carlos' pieces here.

Take these mandalas from

here and put all of Carlos'

on this table,

it is easier to organize.

on this table,

it is easier to organize.

Lima, grab Emygdio's

piece for me.

Why?

This is Fernando's place.

I know, but these pieces

have a lot in common.

- They are kind of impressionist.

- No, Almir.

Sorry, but you can't.

Sorry, but you can't.

If it's not by author and in

chronological order, it makes no sense.

Get ready.

Say cheese.

This is our friend, Mario Pedrosa.

This is our friend, Mario Pedrosa.

He came to see your work.

Would you like

something to drink?

Yes, please.

- Want anything? Cake?

- Cake, please.

- Want anything? Cake?

- Cake, please.

Have you seen who's here,

Marta?

- Who?

- Pedrosa.

Mario Pedrosa, the critic?

Mario Pedrosa,

the greatest art critic in Brazil.

Do you know Mario Pedrosa?

Do you know Mario Pedrosa?

He is holding one of his warriors.

Is that a warrior?

This is the image of the

woman and a flower.

This is the image of the

woman and a flower.

It's extraordinary to

find such artwork

in a place like this.

It's amazing how they translate

their unconscious into art

with no technical knowledge.

Emygdio, for example,

used to be a mechanic in the Navy.

Emygdio, for example,

used to be a mechanic in the Navy.

Where is he?

Over there,

sitting on the bench.

He's been here

for more than 20 years.

You know his diagnosis?

Chronic, incurable.

Excuse me, Mario.

Doctors, I'm glad you came.

I can finally show you my work.

Do you want some cake?

- We're just passing through.

- I'll be quick, I promise.

- We're just passing through.

- I'll be quick, I promise.

When I started the activities

of the art studio, I noticed

that abstraction was constant

in the clients' production.

However, by interacting in a

welcoming and free space,

However, by interacting in a

welcoming and free space,

such as the OTS,

geometric figures

began to arise,

especially the circle,

the perfect shape.

Schizophrenia is associated with

the loss ol logical language,

Schizophrenia is associated with

the loss ol logical language,

but today I'm sure

they are communicating

in a different language.

A language we've forgotten

and that we must learn again.

A language we've forgotten

and that we must learn again.

These images, doctors,

are images of the unconscious.

I read the reports about

the progress in the sector,

but you omitted something,

but you omitted something,

when will one of

your patients be cured?

I don't know when they

will be cured,

I don't even know if they will,

but I'm sure they

are better than before.

But I'm sure they

are better than before.

Look at them.

Look at what your patient,

Lcio, is making.

He's never studied drawing,

sculpture...

sculpture...

Weren't you informed of

the progress in his behavior?

Frankly, Dr. Nise,

our job is to cure the patients,

not comfort them.

Dr. Cezar, you don't cure anyone.

You use your patients for

your sadistic experiments.

Excuse me.

Brute force is the only

advantage you have over them.

You also use this hospital

to test your theories.

You also use this hospital

to test your theories.

That's typical of communists,

to call humanism

their personal ambition.

My instrument is a brush,

yours is an ice-pick.

Yours is an ice-pick.

You need to talk to each other.

Talk to him, Aurlio.

Hey, Emygdio.

Do you remember me?

Look at me.

Look at me.

Look at me, Emygdio.

Look at me.

It's your brother, Aurlio.

See?

See?

Great idea to come here...

He's not getting better.

Yes, he is getting better.

Calm down,

let me talk to him.

Emygdio, your brother

is here, talk to him.

Emygdio, your brother

is here, talk to him.

Talk, Emygdio.

Let's go.

My mother is still coming.

I want my mother.

Calm down.

Calm down.

Do you know what this surgery,

Do you know what this surgery,

lobotomy, will do to Fernando?

lobotomy, will do to Fernando?

It will destroy a part of his brain.

Fernando will lose

the ability to feel.

Look at him in the newspaper.

The critic said he is a great

artist, Mrs. Carmen.

- He did?

- Yes.

- Can I keep this?

- Of course.

It was just jealousy,

it can happen to anyone.

Look at the beautiful

things Fernando is doing.

This looks like a house

I used to work in.

He went there with me every week.

He was 8 or 9 years old.

He loved to sit in the room

listening to Violeta play the piano.

- Who is Violeta?

- My boss' daughter.

He went nuts when

she got married.

Well, then.

That's it, Mrs. Carmen,

Fernando is trying to tell

us a story that he lived.

Give him a chance.

Here it is.

Fernando's mother withdrew

the authorization tor his lobotomy.

You know that this isn't ethical.

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