Directing

Leon Hirszman

Born 1937-11-22 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died 1987-09-15

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.

Credits

Newest first

Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Dunas do Barato
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Guarnieri
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
as Himself
2014
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
Director
2014
Let Me Tell You
2007
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
Director of Photography
1997
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
Writer
1997
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
Director
1997
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
as Self (uncredited)
1996
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Director
1996
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Associate Producer
1996
ABC of a Strike
as Self
1990
ABC of a Strike
Director
1990
Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano
Director
1987
Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
Writer
1987
Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
Director
1987
Vianinha
1987
No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes
Screenplay
1987
No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes
Director
1987
Images of the Unconscious
Director
1987
Images of the Unconscious
Screenplay
1987
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Director
1981
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Screenplay
1981
Which Country is this?
Director
1981
Rio, Carnaval da Vida
Director
1978
Partido Alto
Director
1976
Partido Alto
Producer
1976
Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau
Director
1976
Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar
Director
1976
Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão
Producer
1975
Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão
Director
1975
Ecologia
Director
1973
Megalopolis
Director
1973
Saint Bernard
Writer
1972
Saint Bernard
Director
1972
Faustão
Executive Producer
1971
Médio São Francisco
Director
1971
A Vingança dos Doze
Executive Producer
1970
Nelson Cavaquinho
Director
1969
América do Sexo
Director
1969
Sexta-feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia
Director
1969
The Girl from Ipanema
Director
1967
The Girl from Ipanema
Screenplay
1967
The Girl from Ipanema
Story
1967
The Girl from Ipanema
Producer
1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
1967
The Deceased
Writer
1965
The Deceased
Director
1965
Absolute Majority
Director
1964
Absolute Majority
Writer
1964
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Producer
1964
The Beggars
1963
Pedreira de São Diogo
Director
1962
Pedreira de São Diogo
Writer
1962
Five Times Favela
Director
1962
Five Times Favela
Producer
1962
Five Times Favela
Writer
1962