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Leon Hirszman

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Leon Hirszman

Born November 22, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDied September 15, 198727 films

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.

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They Don't Wear Black Tie posterFirst watchThey Don't Wear Black Tie19818.3Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices.View film

Filmography

27 films as director
  1. 2014Afterword: Images of the UnconsciousDirector
  2. 1997Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado OcupadoDirector
  3. 1996Bahia de Todos os SambasDirector
  4. 1990ABC of a StrikeDirector
  5. 1987Imagens do Inconsciente - Em Busca do Espaço CotidianoDirector
  6. 1987Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do SolDirector
  7. 1987No Reino das Mães - Adelina GomesDirector
  8. 1987Images of the UnconsciousDirector
  9. 1981They Don't Wear Black TieDirector
  10. 1981Which Country is this?Director
  11. 1978Rio, Carnaval da VidaDirector
  12. 1976Partido AltoDirector
  13. 1976Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de AçúcarDirector
  14. 1976Cantos de Trabalho - CacauDirector
  15. 1975Cantos de Trabalho - MutirãoDirector
  16. 1973EcologiaDirector
  17. 1973MegalopolisDirector
  18. 1972Saint BernardDirector
  19. 1971Médio São FranciscoDirector
  20. 1969Nelson CavaquinhoDirector
  21. 1969América do SexoDirector
  22. 1969Sexta-feira da Paixão, Sábado de AleluiaDirector
  23. 1967The Girl from IpanemaDirector
  24. 1965The DeceasedDirector
  25. 1964Absolute MajorityDirector
  26. 1962Pedreira de São DiogoDirector
  27. 1962Five Times FavelaDirector