Leon Hirszman
Directing·November 22, 1937·† September 15, 1987 — 49 years old·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.
Known For
They Don't Wear Black Tie
1981·8.3
The Deceased
1965·7.1
Cinema Novo
2016·6.7
Saint Bernard
1972·7.4
ABC of a Strike
1990·7.7
Absolute Majority
1964·8.9
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967·7.5
Five Times Favela
1962·7.9
Partido Alto
1976·7.3
The Girl from Ipanema
1967·6.3
Images of the Unconscious
1987·7.5
Let Me Tell You
2007·8.8
Filmography · 38
2019Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf (archive footage)2017Dunas do BaratoSelf (archive footage)2017GuarnieriSelf (archive footage)2016Cinema NovoSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)2014Afterword: Images of the UnconsciousHimself · Director2007Let Me Tell You1997Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado OcupadoDirector of Photography · Writer · Director1996Bahia de Todos os SambasSelf (uncredited) · Director · Associate Producer1990ABC of a StrikeSelf · Director1987Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço CotidianoDirector1987Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do SolWriter · Director1987Vianinha1987No Reino das Mães - Adelina GomesScreenplay · Director1987Images of the UnconsciousDirector · Screenplay1981They Don't Wear Black TieDirector · Screenplay1981Which Country is this?Director1978Rio, Carnaval da VidaDirector1976Partido AltoDirector · Producer1976Cantos de Trabalho - CacauDirector1976Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de AçúcarDirector1975Cantos de Trabalho - MutirãoProducer · Director1973EcologiaDirector1973MegalopolisDirector1972Saint BernardWriter · Director1971FaustãoExecutive Producer1971Médio São FranciscoDirector1970A Vingança dos DozeExecutive Producer1969Nelson CavaquinhoDirector1969América do SexoDirector1969Sexta-feira da Paixão, Sábado de AleluiaDirector1967The Girl from IpanemaDirector · Screenplay · Story · Producer1967Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema NovoSelf1965The DeceasedWriter · Director1964Absolute MajorityDirector · Writer1964A Seventy-Four Year-Old FellowProducer1963The Beggars1962Pedreira de São DiogoDirector · Writer1962Five Times FavelaDirector · Producer · Writer