Leon Hirszman Movies, Biography, Credits & Career Highlights

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.

Leon Hirszman Career Highlights

Known for Ecologia, Five Times Favela, Megalopolis, Afterword: Images of the Unconscious, Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado, and ABC of a Strike.
Credits include actors, directing, writing, camera, and production.
Recent listed credits include Memórias do Grupo Opinião, Dunas do Barato, Guarnieri, and Cinema Novo.

Leon Hirszman Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 55
Birth Date: 1937-11-22 00:00:00
Birth Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Leon Hirszman Known For

Leon Hirszman Movies and Credits

actors (8 credits)
- Memórias do Grupo Opinião
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Dunas do Barato
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Guarnieri
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Cinema Novo
  Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Let Me Tell You
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- ABC of a Strike
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Vianinha
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
directing (8 credits)
- Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- ABC of a Strike
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1990
- Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Images of the Unconscious
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- They Don't Wear Black Tie
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1981
writing (8 credits)
- Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1987
- No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1987
- Images of the Unconscious
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1987
- They Don't Wear Black Tie
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1981
- Saint Bernard
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1972
- The Girl from Ipanema
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1967
- The Deceased
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1965
camera (1 credits)
- Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1997
production (7 credits)
- Partido Alto
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1976
- Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1975
- Faustão
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1971
- A Vingança dos Doze
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1970
- The Girl from Ipanema
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1967
- A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1964
- Five Times Favela
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1962

Leon Hirszman Profiles and Sources