Leon Hirszman

Biography

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

ABC of a Strike
ABC of a Strike
Cinema Novo
Cinema Novo
Deixa Que Eu Falo
Deixa Que Eu Falo
Vianinha
Vianinha
Guarnieri
Guarnieri

Filmography

2019 Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Guarnieri
as Self (archive footage)
2016 Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014 Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
as Himself
2007 Deixa Que Eu Falo
as
1996 Bahia de Todos os Sambas
as Self (uncredited)
1990 ABC of a Strike
as Self
1987 Vianinha
as
1967 Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
1963 The Beggars
as