
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.
Movie Appearances

Bahia de Todos os Sambas
as Self (uncredited)
1996

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
1967

ABC of a Strike
as Self
1990

Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
2019

The Beggars
1963

Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016
Afterword: Images of the Unconscious
as Himself
2014

Let Me Tell You
2007

Vianinha
1987

Guarnieri
as Self (archive footage)
2017