Leon Hirszman
Known for Directing
Born November 22, 1937
Died September 15, 1987
Place of Birth 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.
Filmography
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
1996
as Self (uncredited)
Cinema Novo
2016
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Vianinha
1987
ABC of a Strike
1990
as Self
The Beggars
1963
Guarnieri
2017
as Self (archive footage)
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Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
2014
as Himself
Let Me Tell You
2007