Leon Hirszman Movies

  • 1981
    They Don't Wear Black Tie

    They Don't Wear Black Tie

    They Don't Wear Black Tie

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    Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião,...

    They Don't Wear Black Tie
  • 1967
    The Girl from Ipanema

    The Girl from Ipanema

    The Girl from Ipanema

    6.21967HD

    Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties...

    The Girl from Ipanema
  • 1972
    S. Bernardo

    S. Bernardo

    S. Bernardo

    7.5751972HD

    The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much...

    S. Bernardo
  • 1987
    Images of the Unconscious

    Images of the Unconscious

    Images of the Unconscious

    71987HD

    In hopes of unraveling the causes and cure for various forms of insanity, a psychiatrist in Brazil created the Museum of Images from the Unconscious...

    Images of the Unconscious
  • 2016
    Cinema Novo

    Cinema Novo

    Cinema Novo

    6.72016HD

    A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements in cinema, analyzed via the thoughts of its main...

    Cinema Novo
  • 1965
    The Deceased

    The Deceased

    The Deceased

    7.31965HD

    After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her peace. After talking to her husband Toninho, she suspects...

    The Deceased
  • 2019
    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

    02019HD

    Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through...

    Memórias do Grupo Opinião
  • 1990
    ABC of a Strike

    ABC of a Strike

    ABC of a Strike

    7.61990HD

    ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of...

    ABC of a Strike
  • 1987
    Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol

    Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol

    Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol

    01987HD

    The episode dives into the mystical universe of Carlos Pertius, the son of a family of French immigrants, hospitalized at the age of 29. After facing...

    Imagens do Inconsciente: A Barca do Sol
  • 1962
    Cinco Vezes Favela

    Cinco Vezes Favela

    Cinco Vezes Favela

    7.51962HD

    Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

    Cinco Vezes Favela
  • 1996
    Bahia de Todos os Sambas

    Bahia de Todos os Sambas

    Bahia de Todos os Sambas

    01996HD

    Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brought together artists from Bahia. This film brings...

    Bahia de Todos os Sambas
  • 1967
    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    7.51967HD

    Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New...

    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
  • 1976
    Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau

    Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau

    Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau

    51976HD

    Between 1974 and 1976, while researching for his filme "S. Bernardo", Leon Hirszman shot three documentary shorts produced by the Brazilian Ministry...

    Cantos de Trabalho - Cacau
  • 1973
    Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    6.31973HD

    An analysis of the phenomenon of accelerated urbanization in Brazil, and more particularly in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

    Megalopolis
  • 1976
    Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar

    Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar

    Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar

    51976HD

    Between 1974 and 1976, while researching for his filme "S. Bernardo", Leon Hirszman shot three documentary shorts produced by the Brazilian Ministry...

    Cantos de Trabalho - Cana de Açúcar
  • 1964
    Maioria Absoluta

    Maioria Absoluta

    Maioria Absoluta

    91964HD

    Statistics, interviews and historical information on illiteracy and inequality in land distribution in Brazil's countryside.

    Maioria Absoluta
  • 1976
    Partido Alto

    Partido Alto

    Partido Alto

    7.31976HD

    The history of Partido-Alto, a musical subgenre derived from Samba, with roots in the batucada of Bahia.

    Partido Alto
  • 1962
    Pedreira de São Diogo

    Pedreira de São Diogo

    Pedreira de São Diogo

    101962HD

    Men work in a quarry on the edge of a hill where a slum is located, of which they are residents. The slope is blown up, advancing to the land near...

    Pedreira de São Diogo
  • 1975
    Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão

    Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão

    Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão

    51975HD

    Between 1974 and 1976, while researching for his filme "S. Bernardo", Leon Hirszman shot three documentary shorts produced by the Brazilian Ministry...

    Cantos de Trabalho - Mutirão
  • 1963
    The Beggars

    The Beggars

    The Beggars

    01963HD

    The Beggars