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Leon Hirszman
Directing
Born: November 22, 1937
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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
Guarnieri
as Self (archive footage)
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
ABC of a Strike
as Self
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Vianinha
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
as Self (uncredited)
No Image
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
as Himself
The Beggars
