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Leon Hirszman

Leon Hirszman

Born: 1937-11-22 • 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.

Filmography
Memórias do Grupo Opinião poster
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019 • Self (archive footage)
Guarnieri poster
Guarnieri
2017 • Self (archive footage)
Cinema Novo poster
Cinema Novo
2016 • Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
No Image
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
2014 • Himself
Let Me Tell You poster
Let Me Tell You
2007
Bahia de Todos os Sambas poster
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
1996 • Self (uncredited)
ABC of a Strike poster
ABC of a Strike
1990 • Self
Vianinha poster
Vianinha
1987
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo poster
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 • Self
The Beggars poster
The Beggars
1963