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
Faustão
Guarnieri
They Don't Wear Black Tie
The Girl from Ipanema
Saint Bernard
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
ABC of a Strike
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Five Times Favela
The Deceased
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Cinema Novo
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
Images of the Unconscious
The Beggars
Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
Absolute Majority
Vianinha