Leon Hirszman
Actor | Director | Executive Producer | Writer | Screenplay
Leon Hirszman (November 22, 1937 — September 15, 1987) was a Brazilian filmmaker, one of the main figures of the Brazilian "Cinema Novo" movement. His first short film, "Pedreira de São Diogo", was one of the five segments of "Cinco Vezes Favela", an important film for New Cinema released in 1962. His first full-lenght motion picture was an adaptation of playwright Nelson Rodrigues' "A Falecida" (The Deceased). The film already spoke on a subject dear to Leon: the social alienation of the worki...
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of Birth: Nov 22, 1937
Date of Death: Sep 15, 1987
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