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.
Directing
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Male
1937-11-22
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
ABC of a Strike
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
The Beggars
Cinema Novo
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
Let Me Tell You
Vianinha
Guarnieri
Dunas do Barato
Saint Bernard
Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano
Which Country is this?
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Five Times Favela
Images of the Unconscious
The Deceased
Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
Absolute Majority
Partido Alto
The Girl from Ipanema
Nelson Cavaquinho
Megalopolis
Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão
América do Sexo
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
Ecologia
Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau
Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar
No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Rio, Carnaval da Vida
Sexta-feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia
Médio São Francisco
Pedreira de São Diogo