Leon Hirszman

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor

November 22, 1937 — September 15, 1987 (49 years)
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

  • They Don't Wear Black Tie
    They Don't Wear Black Tie1981
  • Saint Bernard
    Saint Bernard1972
  • The Deceased
    The Deceased1965
  • ABC of a Strike
    ABC of a Strike1990
  • Absolute Majority
    Absolute Majority1964
  • Nelson Cavaquinho
    Nelson Cavaquinho1969
  • The Girl from Ipanema
    The Girl from Ipanema1967
  • Partido Alto
    Partido Alto1976
  • Images of the Unconscious
    Images of the Unconscious1987
  • Megalopolis
    Megalopolis1973
  • Ecologia
    Ecologia1973
  • Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão
    Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão1975
  • Let Me Tell You
    Let Me Tell You2007
  • Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau
    Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau1976
  • Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar
    Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar1976