Leon Hirszman
Known for: Directing
Born: November 21, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Died: September 14, 1987
Leon Hirszman (Rio de Janeiro, November 22, 1937 — Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 1987) was a Brazilian filmmaker and one of the main exponents of the movement known as Cinema Novo. A member of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), his work is marked by the influence of central Marxist theses in political debates in Latin America and by the politicized representation of the working class.
Known for
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Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Self (uncredited)
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
ABC of a Strike
Self
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)
The Beggars
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
Himself
Let Me Tell You
Vianinha
Guarnieri
Self (archive footage)
Saint Bernard
Writer
Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano
Director
Which Country is this?
Director
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Director
Five Times Favela
Director
Images of the Unconscious
Director
The Deceased
Director
Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
Writer
Absolute Majority
Director
Partido Alto
Director
The Girl from Ipanema
Director
Nelson Cavaquinho
Director
Megalopolis
Director
A Vingança dos Doze
Executive Producer