fiction.wikisort.org - Director

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]

Leon Hirszman
Born	22 November 1937 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	15 September 1987 (aged 49) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Film director, producer and screenwriter
Notable work	Eles não usam Black-tie

Filmography

Key

Indicates a documentary

Indicates a short film

List of films directed by Leon Hirszman

Year	Original title	English release title	Language(s)	Notes
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.

References

External links

• Leon Hirszman at IMDb

На других языках

---

[de] Leon Hirszman

Leon Hirszman (* 22. November 1937 in Rio de Janeiro; † 15. September 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) war ein brasilianischer Regisseur des Cinema Novo.

---

- [en] Leon Hirszman

---

---