Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

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

Deals with the training of Fleet Air Arm pilots and crew during World War II.

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

It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto...

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

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...

Paris 1883. Yvette is the daughter of a courtesan who serves men of wealth and status. She is unaware of how her mother makes money and why they are...

The administrator of an abandoned coffee farm and inveterate gambler saves money to buy the property, even knowing of the loving connections between...

The operation of a floating sea fort during WWII, and the lives of those who work on board.

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...

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

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,...

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...

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings