Leon Hirszman | |
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| Born | 22 November 1937 |
| Died | 15 September 1987 (aged 49) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer and screenwriter |
| Notable work | Eles não usam Black-tie |
Leon Hirszman (22 November 1937 – 15 September 1987) was a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter, and one of the main figures of Cinema Novo. He is best known for directing the 1981 film They Don't Wear Black Tie which won the Special Jury Prize at the 38th Venice International Film Festival. His other films include Fernanda Montenegro's 1965 film debut The Deceased, the 1972 adaptation of Graciliano Ramos's S. Bernardo and the documentary ABC da Greve. He died from complications of HIV/AIDS at 49.[1]
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Filmography
| † | Indicates a documentary | ‡ | Indicates a short film |
| Year | Original title | English release title | Language(s) | Notes |
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| 1962 | Pedreira de São Diogo ‡ | Portuguese | Segment of Cinco Vezes Favela (1962). | |
| 1964 | Maioria Absoluta † | Portuguese | Short documentary on illiteracy and unequal land distribution in Brazil's countryside. | |
| 1965 | A Falecida | The Deceased / The Death | Portuguese | |
| 1967 | Garota de Ipanema | Girl from Ipanema | Portuguese | |
| 1969 | Nelson Cavaquinho † | Portuguese | Short documentary on Nelson Cavaquinho. | |
| 1969 | Sexta-Feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia ‡ | Portuguese | Segment of América do Sexo (Sex America) (1969). | |
| 1972 | S. Bernardo | São Bernardo / Saint Bernard | Portuguese | |
| 1973 | Megalópolis † | Portuguese | Short documentary on urbanization in Brazil, especially in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. | |
| 1973 | Ecologia † | Portuguese | Short documentary denouncing the exploitation of natural resources in Brazil. | |
| 1974 | Cantos de Trabalho: Mutirão † | Portuguese | Short documentary on corn agriculture in Chã Preta, Alagoas. First of three "Cantos de Trabalho" short documentaries. | |
| 1976 | Cantos de Trabalho: Cana-de-Açúcar † | Portuguese | Short documentary on sugarcane agriculture in Feira de Santana, Bahia. Second of three "Cantos de Trabalho" short documentaries. | |
| 1976 | Cantos de Trabalho: Cacau † | Portuguese | Short documentary on cacao agriculture in Itabuna, Bahia. Third of three "Cantos de Trabalho" short documentaries. | |
| 1976 | Que País É Este? † | Portuguese | Brazilian-Italian co-production. Documentary on the history of Brazil. | |
| 1978 | Rio, Carnaval da Vida † | Portuguese | Also known as Carnaval do Povo. Short documentary on carnival in Rio de Janeiro. | |
| 1981 | Eles Não Usam Black-Tie | They Don't Wear Black Tie | Portuguese | |
| 1982 | Partido Alto † | High Party | Portuguese | Filmed in 1976. Short documentary on the partido alto samba subgenre. |
| 1988 | Imagens do Inconsciente † | Portuguese | Filmed between 1983 and 1986. Trilogy (Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano, No Reino das Mães and A Barca do Sol), documentary on Nise da Silveira's cases. | |
| 1990 | ABC da Greve † | Portuguese | Filmed in 1979. Documentary on the 1978-1980 workers' strike in the ABC Region. | |
| 1995 | Cinema Brasileiro: Mercado Ocupado † | Portuguese | Filmed in 1975. Short documentary on the contemporary Brazilian film production conditions. | |
| 1996 | Bahia de Todos os Sambas † | Portuguese | Co-directed with Paulo César Saraceni. Concert film filmed in Rome, Italy, between 23 and 31 August, 1983, documenting the Bahia de Todos os Sambas festival. | |
| 2014 | Posfácio: Imagens do Inconsciente † | Portuguese | Filmed in 1986. Interview with Nise da Silveira. |
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