Leon Hirszman

Known for: Directing
Born: November 22, 1937, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: September 15, 1987
Movies: 39

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.3

They Don't Wear Black Tie

1981

7.2

The Deceased

1965

6.7

Cinema Novo

2016

7.4

Saint Bernard

1972

7.7

ABC of a Strike

1990

8.8

Absolute Majority

1964

7.6

Partido Alto

1976

7.5

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

1967

7.9

Five Times Favela

1962

6.3

The Girl from Ipanema

1967

Filmography

2019	Memórias do Grupo Opinião	Self (archive footage)
2017	Dunas do Barato	Self (archive footage)
2017	Guarnieri	Self (archive footage)
2016	Cinema Novo	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014	Afterword: Images of the Unconscious	Himself
2007	Let Me Tell You
1996	Bahia de Todos os Sambas	Self (uncredited)
1990	ABC of a Strike	Self
1987	Vianinha
1967	Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo	Self
1963	The Beggars

Directing, Writing & Producing

2014	Afterword: Images of the Unconscious	Director
1997	Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado	Writer, Director
1996	Bahia de Todos os Sambas	Director
1990	ABC of a Strike	Director
1987	Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano	Director
1987	Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol	Writer, Director
1987	No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes	Screenplay, Director
1987	Images of the Unconscious	Director, Screenplay
1981	They Don't Wear Black Tie	Director, Screenplay
1981	Which Country is this?	Director
1978	Rio, Carnaval da Vida	Director
1976	Partido Alto	Director, Producer
1976	Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar	Director
1976	Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau	Director
1975	Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão	Producer, Director
1973	Ecologia	Director
1973	Megalopolis	Director
1972	Saint Bernard	Writer, Director
1971	Médio São Francisco	Director
1969	Nelson Cavaquinho	Director
1969	América do Sexo	Director
1969	Sexta-feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia	Director
1967	The Girl from Ipanema	Director, Screenplay, Producer
1965	The Deceased	Director, Writer
1964	Absolute Majority	Director, Writer
1964	A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow	Producer
1962	Pedreira de São Diogo	Director, Writer
1962	Five Times Favela	Director, Producer, Writer

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