Leon Hirszman
Director
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.
Filmography
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2016
ABC of a Strike
as Self 1990
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self 1967
Let Me Tell You
2007
Guarnieri
as Self (archive footage) 2017
Vianinha
1987
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
as Self (uncredited) 1996
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage) 2019