Leon Hirszman
DirectingLeon 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
Filmography — Acting
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Self (uncredited)
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
ABC of a Strike
Self
The Beggars
Vianinha
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)
Guarnieri
Self (archive footage)
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
Himself
Let Me Tell You
Filmography — Crew
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Director
The Deceased
Director
The Girl from Ipanema
Director
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Director
Saint Bernard
Writer
ABC of a Strike
Director
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Producer
Absolute Majority
Director
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
Writer
No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes
Screenplay
Images of the Unconscious
Director
Five Times Favela
Director
Pedreira de São Diogo
Director
Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
Writer
Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão
Producer
América do Sexo
Director
Nelson Cavaquinho
Director
Ecologia
Director
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
Director
Sexta-feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia
Director
Rio, Carnaval da Vida
Director
Megalopolis
Director
Which Country is this?
Director
Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano
Director
Médio São Francisco
Director
Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau
Director
Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar
Director
Partido Alto
Director