Leon Hirszman
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 | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.2186 |
| Birthday | 1937-11-22 |
| Place of Birth | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Also Known As |
1996
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
8/1
Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brought together artists from Bahia. This film brings...
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Bahia de Todos os Sambas
1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
7.5/10
Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New...
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Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1990
ABC of a Strike
7.656/16
ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of highly-regarded direc...
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ABC of a Strike
2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
0/0
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic...
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
1963
The Beggars
9/1
A young female fugitive escapes from a juvenile institution (the Child Assistance Service) and joins a group of poor beggars with the intention of fin...
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The Beggars
2016
Cinema Novo
6.7/22
A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements in cinema, analyzed via the thoughts of its main autho...
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Cinema Novo
2014
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
0/0
Dialoguing directly with the trilogy of documentaries “Images of the Unconscious”, made between 1983 and 1986 and based on clinical cases and therapie...
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Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
2007
Let Me Tell You
8.8/4
The documentary presents the biography of filmmaker Leon Hirszman, director of Cinema Novo, who made 11 short films and five feature films between 196...
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Let Me Tell You
1987
Vianinha
5/1
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Vianinha
2017
Guarnieri
7.2/3
Develops from the life, work and memory of Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, one of the most important names in the history of Brazilian theater, to examine th...
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