Leon Hirszman
DirectingBorn: 1937-11-22Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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
Guarnieri
Self (archive footage)
ABC of a Strike
Self
Dunas do Barato
Self (archive footage)
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
Let Me Tell You
Cinema Novo
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Self (uncredited)
The Beggars
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
Himself