Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

There is a lot of excitement in the high society of Venice: An Arab prince, who always travels incognito, is said to be in the city. By chance, the...

The first behind-the-scenes documentary in the film industry, from the making of a camera (Debrie) to studio shooting and directing, including...

This film is based on actual letters German soldiers sent home from the siege of Leningrad during World War II. The litany of trouble these poor...

Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.

A young couple goes through a plot unscathed in the welcoming salons of a large fashion house.

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

“Musical performers Henry Hall and his Orchestra hog the limelight in this promotional film, ostensibly for Ascot gas water heaters.” -...

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

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,...

Caiçara is a 1950 Brazilian drama film directed by and starring Adolfo Celi. It was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival at the 1951...

This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....

Documentary on savings

A nobleman decides to join a traveling group of actors to be with a girl he admires, but ultimately must rescue her from bandits

The life of a great city (Paris) from dawn until dusk, including the beautiful and the ragged, the rich and the poor.

Wanting to hide in the countryside, a young couple finds all the friends they were fleeing from.