Alberto Cavalcanti Movies
- 1929
Paris Cinéma
Paris Cinéma91929HD
The first behind-the-scenes documentary in the film industry, from the making of a camera (Debrie) to studio shooting and directing, including...
- 1934
Granton Trawler
Granton Trawler4.91934HD
Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".
- 1953
Song of the Sea
Song of the Sea5.71953HD
In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to...
- 1957
The Wind Rose
The Wind Rose51957HD
An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.
- 1938
North Sea
North Sea5.71938HD
Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.
- 1926
Nothing But Time
Nothing But Time7.2781926HD
The life of a great city (Paris) from dawn until dusk, including the beautiful and the ragged, the rich and the poor.
- 1982
Brasília, segundo roteiro de Alberto Cavalcanti
Brasília, segundo roteiro de Alberto Cavalcanti01982HD
It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto...
- 1940
Sea Fort
Sea Fort01940HD
The operation of a floating sea fort during WWII, and the lives of those who work on board.
- 1940
Salvage with a Smile
Salvage with a Smile01940HD
Wartime propaganda short in which a professor enlists the help of a dustman to explain the importance of saving paper, bones and metal to help the...
- 1931
Halfway Up the Sky
Halfway Up the Sky01931HD
- 1924
The Gallery of Monsters
The Gallery of Monsters81924HD
The whimsical Riquet's has kidnapped and married a well-born young girl, Ralda. They travel around Spain performing their act in a circus but Ralda's...
- 1927
La P’tite Lili
La P’tite Lili4.8461927HD
Le P'tite Lili is a short film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti in 1927. This is a visual illustration of a song, The Lady of gravel and Benech Lilie,...
- 1940
La Cause Commune
La Cause Commune61940HD
Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."
- 1935
BBC: The Voice of Britain
BBC: The Voice of Britain01935HD
An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.
- 1934
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs51934HD
The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...
- 1952
Simão, o Caolho
Simão, o Caolho51952HD
A one-eyed businessman wants to become rich and retrieve his lost eye at any cost. He tries many schemes, and eventually regains his eye with a...
- 1927
Sea Fever
Sea Fever6.21927HD
The ill-fated romance of a brow-beaten seaport slum café waitress and a young man with a possessive mother, who dreams of going out to sea.
- 1942
Alice in Switzerland
Alice in Switzerland01942HD
- 1930
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood01930HD
This is 1929: the little red riding hood is still with us and her life is more complicated than ever. She still has to go through the forest and she...
- 1932
The Brazilian thing
The Brazilian thing01932HD
A young man who loves his wife wants rid of his troublesome mistress. He dresses up as a wealthy Brazilian and seduces her in a jiffy. He hopes to...