Leon Hirszman
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-11-22
Day of Death
1987-09-15 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Known For
Acting
(2019)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Guarnieri
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2014)
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
as Himself
(2007)
(1996)
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
as Self (uncredited)
(1990)
ABC of a Strike
as Self
(1987)
(1967)
(1963)
Crew
(2014)
(1996)
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Director, Associate Producer
(1990)
ABC of a Strike
Director
(1987)
(1987)
Images of the Unconscious
Director, Screenplay
(1987)
Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
Writer, Director
(1987)
No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes
Screenplay, Director
(1981)
Which Country is this?
Director
(1981)
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Director, Screenplay
(1978)
Rio, Carnaval da Vida
Director
(1976)
Partido Alto
Director, Producer
(1976)
Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau
Director
(1976)
(1975)
Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão
Producer, Director
(1975)
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
Director of Photography, Writer, Director
(1973)
Megalopolis
Director
(1973)
Ecologia
Director
(1972)
Saint Bernard
Writer, Director
(1971)
Faustão
Executive Producer
(1970)
A Vingança dos Doze
Executive Producer
(1969)
Nelson Cavaquinho
Director
(1969)
América do Sexo
Director
(1967)
The Girl from Ipanema
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
(1965)
The Deceased
Writer, Director
(1964)
Maioria absoluta
Director, Writer
(1964)
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Producer
(1962)
Five Times Favela
Director, Producer, Writer