Leon Hirszman
Known for DirectingBorn 1937-11-22 — died 1987-09-15Rio 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.
Known for
Guarnieri
2017 · as Self (archive footage)
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · as Self
Dunas do Barato
2017 · as Self (archive footage)
ABC of a Strike
1990 · as Self
Cinema Novo
2016 · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
1996 · as Self (uncredited)
The Beggars
1963
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019 · as Self (archive footage)
Let Me Tell You
2007
Vianinha
1987
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
2014 · as Himself