Leon Hirszman
November 22, 1937 (87 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2019 ·Memórias do Grupo Opiniãoas Self (archive footage)
- 2016 ·Cinema Novoas Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2014 ·Afterword: Images of the Unconsciousas Himself
- 2007 ·Deixa Que Eu Faloas
- 1996 ·Bahia de Todos os Sambasas Self (uncredited)
- 1990 ·ABC of a Strikeas Self
- 1987 ·Vianinhaas
- 1967 ·Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novoas Self
- 1963 ·The Beggarsas