Leon Hirszman
Directing · Born 1937-11-22 · age 49 at death · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Titles
They Don't Wear Black Tie
The Deceased
Saint Bernard
ABC of a Strike
Absolute Majority
Five Times Favela
Partido Alto
The Girl from Ipanema
Images of the Unconscious
Let Me Tell You
Nelson Cavaquinho
América do Sexo
Megalopolis
Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão
Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau
Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar
Faustão
The Beggars
Vianinha
Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano
Which Country is this?
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
A Vingança dos Doze
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes
Rio, Carnaval da Vida
Ecologia
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Sexta-feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia
Médio São Francisco