Leon Hirszman
Biography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (35)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Guarnieri
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
as Himself
2014
Let Me Tell You
2007
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
Director of Photography (Camera)
1997
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
as Self (uncredited)
1996
ABC of a Strike
as Self
1990
Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano
Director (Directing)
1987
Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
Writer (Writing)
1987
Vianinha
1987
No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes
Screenplay (Writing)
1987
Images of the Unconscious
Director (Directing)
1987
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Director (Directing)
1981
Which Country is this?
Director (Directing)
1981
Rio, Carnaval da Vida
Director (Directing)
1978
Partido Alto
Director (Directing)
1976
Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau
Director (Directing)
1976
Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar
Director (Directing)
1976
Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão
Producer (Production)
1975
Ecologia
Director (Directing)
1973
Megalopolis
Director (Directing)
1973
Saint Bernard
Writer (Writing)
1972
Faustão
Executive Producer (Production)
1971
A Vingança dos Doze
Executive Producer (Production)
1970
Nelson Cavaquinho
Director (Directing)
1969
América do Sexo
Director (Directing)
1969
Sexta-feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia
Director (Directing)
1969
The Girl from Ipanema
Director (Directing)
1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
1967
The Deceased
Writer (Writing)
1965
Absolute Majority
Director (Directing)
1964
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Producer (Production)
1964
The Beggars
1963
Five Times Favela
Director (Directing)
1962