Cinco vêzes favela (Motion picture : 1962). Pedreira de São Diogo. Ecologia (Motion picture : 1973) Megalópolis (Motion picture : 1973) Eles não usam black-tie. Pedreira de São Diogo. ABC da greve. Deixa que eu falo.
Notes:
Eles não usam black tie: Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Bete Mendes, Fernanda Montenegro, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri. Pedreira de São Diogo: Francisco de Assis, Glauce Rocha, Sadi Cabral. ABC da greve, narrator: Ferreira Gullar. Ecologia, narrator: Paulo Cesar Pereio Megalópolis, narrator: Paulo Cesar Pereio. Films digitally restored from original negatives. When available, dates are taken from title frames. Originally produced between 1962 and 1990. Special features: Filmography.
Contents:
Suppléments [= Special features]: volume 1: Filmographie [text feature] ; volume 2: Deixa que eu falo [Menu and container title: Laisse-moi parler en ton nom] [documentary on Léon Hirszman] (2007, 83 min., color with black and white sequences ; Cinemateca Brasileira ; Projeto Hirszman ; Petrobras apresenta ; direção, montagem, Eduardo Escorel ; supervisão de fotografia, Lauro Escorel) -- Filmographie [text feature] ; Booklet featuring essays by Carlos Augusto Calil, Bernard Nave, José Carlos Avellar, excerpts of an interview with Léon Hirszman, and mini-biography of the filmmaker. Volume 1. Eles não usam black tie = Ils ne portent pas de smoking (1981, 122 min., color) / Embrafilme ; Léon Hirszman Produções apresentam ; adaptação da peça de Gianfrancesco Guarnieri ; argumento e roteiro, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Léon Hirszman -- Pedreira de São Diogo = La carrière de São Diogo (1962, 19 min., black and white) / argumento, Leon Hirszman e Flávio Migliaccio. Volume 2. ABC da greve = ABC de la grève (1979/90, 86 min., color) / Cinemateca Brasileira apresenta ; um filme de Léon Hirszman ; produtores associados, Irma, Maria e João Pedro Hirszman ; direção de produção, Cláudio Kahns, Ivan Novais ; produtor executivo da finalização, Carlos Augusto Calil ; texto, Ferreira Gullar -- Ecologia = Ecologie (1973, 11 min., color) / Ministerio da Educação e Cultura, Instituto Nacional do Cinema, Departamento do Filme Educativo apresenta ; roteiro, Mauro Fernandes Argento, Jorge Soares Marques ; produção executiva, Terra Filmes ; produção, Max Lopes Chaves -- Megalópolis = Mégalopole (1973, 10 min., color with black and white sequences) / Ministerio da Educação e Cultura, Instituto Nacional do Cinema, Departamento do Filme Educativo apresenta ; roteiro, Bertha Becker ; produção executiva, Terra Filmes ; produção, Max Lopes Chaves.
Summary:
"Reconnu comme un des chefs de file du Cinema Novo brésilien, Léon Hirszman fut un cinéaste engagé dans la vie politique et sociale de son temps. Documentariste militant, il se consacra aussi à la fiction souvent inspirée d'oeuvres romanesques et théâtrales. Le Cinéma Novo brésilien marque une rapture avec une production nationale composée de comédies musicales. Les caméras descendent dans la rue pour traduire les grandes préoccupations sociales, culturelles et politiques du Brésil. Filmer le vrai Brésil, celui du quotidien, de la paysannerie, des ouvriers devient une priorité. Ce coffret rassemble un choix de films représentant l'éventail de sa création -- longs et courts métrages, fictions et documentaires. On y découvre même les débuts de Lula en tant que leader syndical. Une plongée passionante dans l'univers lumineux de ce réalisateur de premier plan."--Container. Recognized as one of the leaders in Brazilian Cinema Novo, filmmaker Léon Hirszman engaged in the political and social life of his times. An activist documentary filmmaker, he also devoted himself to films inspired by romantic and theatrical works. Brazilian Cinema Novo took the cameras to the streets to translate the culture, politics and social concerns of Brazil into film. Filming the real Brazil -- the everyday, the peasantry, the workers -- became a priority. This selection of films represents the full spectrum of Hirszman's creations: feature and short films, dramas and documentaries. It is an exciting dive into the bright world of this prominent film director. -- Translated from container. Eles não usam black tie: Despite coming from a politically active family, a worker does not want to join a strike because he has a pregnant girlfriend. Pedreira de São Diogo: Describes the lives of the inhabitants of favelas in Rio de Janeiro. One of five segments of the film Cinco vêzes favela. ABC da greve: "A detailed look at the events that led to the continuous strikes that shut down many factories during the still repressive days of the [Brazilian] military regime. The workers union, led by syndicalist Lula, demanded better work conditions and better payments, fighting not only against their exploitative bosses but also the political establishment of the time. Crowds were gathered, protests and marches were planned, constantly followed by the police but the workers bond and strategy was so strong and efficient that everything turned out in their favor, with peaceful movements and no casualties on both sides."--Written by Rodrigo Amaro in IMDb, viewed January 19, 2016. Ecologia: Looks at the environmental damage caused by the exploitation of natural resources by industry. Megalópolis: Looks at life in big cities, starting with Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and Washington D.C., and then looks at São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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