Directing · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Born November 22, 1937
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.
MovieMemórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDunas do Barato
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGuarnieri
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCinema Novo
2016
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
2014
as Himself
MovieLet Me Tell You
2007
MovieBahia de Todos os Sambas
1996
as Self (uncredited)
MovieABC of a Strike
1990
as Self
MovieVianinha
1987
MovieImprovised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self
MovieThe Beggars
1963
