Leon Hirszman

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1937-11-22

Deathday 1987-09-15 (49 years old)

Place of Birth Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Leon Hirszman

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

Director

1996
1990
ABC of a Strike

as Director

1981
1976
Partido Alto

as Director

1973
Megalopolis

as Director

1973
Ecologia

as Director

1972
S. Bernardo

as Director

1969
Nelson Cavaquinho

as Director

1969
América do Sexo

as Director

1967
1965
The Deceased

as Director

1964
Maioria Absoluta

as Director

1962
Cinco Vezes Favela

as Director

1962

Writer

1987
1981
1972
S. Bernardo

as Writer

1967
The Girl from Ipanema

as Screenplay

1965
The Deceased

as Writer

1964
1962
1962

Actor

2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Cinema Novo

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

1996
Bahia de Todos os Sambas

as Self (uncredited)

1990

Producer

1996
Bahia de Todos os Sambas

as Associate Producer

1976
Partido Alto

as Producer

1971
Faustão

as Executive Producer

1970
A Vingança dos Doze

as Executive Producer

1967
1962
Cinco Vezes Favela

as Producer

Camera

1975
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado

as Director of Photography