Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

How long-distance telephone calls are made, from the UK to the USA. We see operators, miles of wires, and the amplification of voice transmitted...

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...

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

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

In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand. This leads him 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...

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

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

“The rolling hills and wide valleys of the Chilterns are given centre stage in this travelogue aimed at boosting tourism … The Chilterns...

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.

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

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

The laying of underground telephone cables.

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

This first film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play about class distinctions was made in 1955 in the Vienna Rosenhügel studios, but it was...

Documentary about the construction of tlephone lines.