Person

Leon Hirszman

Directing · 1937–1987 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.

Known for

Filmography

2019Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf (archive footage)
2017Dunas do BaratoSelf (archive footage)
2017GuarnieriSelf (archive footage)
2016Cinema NovoSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014Afterword: Images of the UnconsciousHimself
2007Let Me Tell You
1997Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado OcupadoWriter
1996Bahia de Todos os SambasSelf (uncredited)
1990ABC of a StrikeSelf
1987Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço CotidianoDirector
1987Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do SolWriter
1987Vianinha
1987No Reino das Mães - Adelina GomesScreenplay
1987Images of the UnconsciousDirector
1981They Don't Wear Black TieDirector
1981Which Country is this?Director
1978Rio, Carnaval da VidaDirector
1976Partido AltoDirector
1976Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de AçúcarDirector
1976Cantos de Trabalho - CacauDirector
1975Cantos de Trabalho - MutirãoProducer
1973EcologiaDirector
1973MegalopolisDirector
1972Saint BernardWriter
1971FaustãoExecutive Producer
1971Médio São FranciscoDirector
1970A Vingança dos DozeExecutive Producer
1969Nelson CavaquinhoDirector
1969América do SexoDirector
1969Sexta-feira da Paixão, Sábado de AleluiaDirector
1967The Girl from IpanemaDirector
1967Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema NovoSelf
1965The DeceasedDirector
1964Absolute MajorityDirector
1964A Seventy-Four Year-Old FellowProducer
1963The Beggars
1962Pedreira de São DiogoDirector
1962Five Times FavelaDirector

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