Alberto Cavalcanti Movies
- 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...
- 1936
Message from Genova
Message from Genova01936HD
This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....
- 1924
The Gallery of Monsters
The Gallery of Monsters7.51924HD
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...
- 1951
Terra é Sempre Terra
Terra é Sempre Terra01951HD
The administrator of an abandoned coffee farm and inveterate gambler saves money to buy the property, even knowing of the loving connections between...
- 1950
Caiçara
Caiçara71950HD
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...
- 1934
The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon6.21934HD
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
- 1935
BBC: The Voice of Britain
BBC: The Voice of Britain01935HD
An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.
- 1955
A Real Woman
A Real Woman51955HD
A nurse falls in love with her patient and secretly marries him. When treating another patient, he falls in love with her and, pretending to be in...
- 1953
Song of the Sea
Song of the Sea61953HD
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...
- 1978
Le Voyageur du silence
Le Voyageur du silence01978HD
Where he goes, he doesn't need luggage... A very talkative traveler settles in the only wagon occupied by a man with a strange diction. The train is...
- 1933
Plaisirs défendus
Plaisirs défendus01933HD
- 1932
Tour of Song
Tour of Song01932HD
- 1937
Daily Round
Daily Round01937HD
“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...
- 1934
Montmartre qui tourne
Montmartre qui tourne01934HD
- 1976
Um Homem e o Cinema
Um Homem e o Cinema01976HD
Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.
- 1938
Mony a Pickle
Mony a Pickle3.51938HD
Documentary on savings
- 1927
The Little People
The Little People01927HD
- 1939
The First Days
The First Days71939HD
Londoners prepare for war.
- 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...
- 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,...