Leon Hirszman
Directing
Born: November 22, 1937Rio 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
Filmography
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)
Guarnieri
Self (archive footage)
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
Himself
Let Me Tell You
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Self (uncredited)
ABC of a Strike
Self
Vianinha
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
The Beggars