Screenplay: León Hirszman

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by León Hirszman. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


São Bernardo

1971 · Movie · 113 min. · Brazil

7.3

23 votes

7.3

23 votes

They Don't Wear Black Tie

1981 · Movie · 120 min. · Brazil

Direction León Hirszman

Cast Gianfrancesco Guarnieri · Fernanda Montenegro · Carlos Alberto Riccelli · Bete Mendes

Plot Union leader's son doesn't want to engage in a strike, because his wife is pregnant, thus disregarding his father's tradition of political activism.

7.3

110 votes

7.3

110 votes

The Deceased

1965 · Movie · 90 min. · Brazil

Direction León Hirszman

Cast Fernanda Montenegro · Paulo Gracindo · Ivan Cândido · Nelson Xavier

Plot A woman who is obsessed with death wants a first-class burial for herself, and even buys a luxury coffin beforehand.

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Imagens do Inconsciente

1987 · Documentary · 205 min. · Brazil

Direction León Hirszman

Cast Ferreira Gullar · Vanda Lacerda

Plot 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 in 1952. It gathered paintings...

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América do Sexo

1969 · Documentary · 80 min. · Brazil

Direction Flávio Moreira da Costa · León Hirszman · Rubens Maia · Luiz Rosemberg Filho

Cast Renato Borghi · Samuel Costa · André Faria · Gilberto Faria

Plot Film in four segments: "Colagem", "Balanço", "Bandeira Zero" and "Sexta-Feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia", having in common a strongly allegorical and gross protest tone in the approach of its...

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Partido Alto (S)

1976 · Documentary · 22 min. · Brazil

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Megalopolis (S)

1973 · Documentary · 10 min. · Brazil

Direction León Hirszman

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Cinco vezes Favela

1962 · Movie · 92 min. · Brazil

Direction Miguel Borges · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · Carlos Diegues · Marcos Farias

Cast Flávio Migliaccio · Haroldo de Oliveira · Milton Gonçalves · Abdias do Nascimento

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

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Cantos do Trabalho

1976 · Documentary · 30 min. · Brazil

Direction León Hirszman

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Girl of Ipanema

1967 · Movie · 90 min. · Brazil

Direction León Hirszman

Cast Márcia Rodrigues · Adriano Reys · Arduino Colasanti · Irene Stefânia

Plot 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 and spend her days among bohemians,...

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Maioria Absoluta (S)

1964 · Documentary · 20 min. · Brazil

Direction León Hirszman

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ABC of Strike

1990 · Documentary · 100 min. · Brazil

Direction León Hirszman

Cast Vinicius de Moraes · Ferreira Gullar · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Plot A detailed look at the events that led to the continuous strikes that shut down many factories during the still repressive days of the military regime. The workers union, led...

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Ecologia (S)

1973 · Documentary · 10 min. · Brazil

Direction León Hirszman

Plot One of the first Brazilian documentaries to address directly the theme, held in the early 70s, Ecology denounces the harmful effects of uncontrolled industrial growth on the environment. It is...

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