Alberto Cavalcanti
Directing
Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a prominent mathematician. He was a precociously intelligent child, and by the age of 15 was studying law at university. Following an argument with a professor he was expelled. His father sent him to Geneva, Switzerland on condition that he did not study law or politics. Cavalcanti chose to study architecture instead. At 18 he moved to Paris to work for an architect, later switching to working on interior design. After a visit back to Brazil he took up a position at the…
Filmography
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Brasília, segundo roteiro de Alberto Cavalcanti
1982
Le Voyageur du silence
1978
Um Homem e o Cinema
1976
La visite de la vieille dame
1971
Lettres de Stalingrad
1969
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
1961
Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
1960
Venetian Honeymoon
1959
The Wind Rose
1957
A Real Woman
1955
Song of the Sea
1953
Simão, o Caolho
1952
Terra é Sempre Terra
1951
Angela
1951
Caiçara
1950
For Them That Trespass
1949
The First Gentleman
1948
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947
Dead of Night
1945
Champagne Charlie
1944
Three Songs of Resistance
1944
Greek Testament
Greek Testament
1943
The Sky’s the Limit
The Sky’s the Limit
1943
Went the Day Well?
1942
The Foreman Went to France
1942
Alice in Switzerland
Alice in Switzerland
1942
Film and Reality
Film and Reality
1942
Find, Fix and Strike
Find, Fix and Strike
1942
Yellow Caesar
1941
Mastery of the Sea
Mastery of the Sea
1940
Young Veteran
1940
Sea Fort
Sea Fort
1940
French Communique
French Communique
1940
La Cause Commune
La Cause Commune
1940
Salvage with a Smile
1940
A Midsummer Day's Work
A Midsummer Day's Work
1939
Cargoes
1939
Men of the Alps
Men of the Alps
1939
The Chiltern Country
1939
The First Days
1939
Spare Time
1939
Men in Danger
Men in Danger
1939
Health of a Nation
Health of a Nation
1939
North Sea
1938
N or NW
1938
Speaking from America
1938
Mony a Pickle
1938
Happy in the Morning: A Film Fantasy
Happy in the Morning: A Film Fantasy
1938
We Live in Two Worlds
1937
Line to the Tschierva Hut
Line to the Tschierva Hut
1937
Daily Round
1937
Who Writes to Switzerland?
Who Writes to Switzerland?
1937
Rainbow Dance
1936
Message from Geneva
Message from Geneva
1936
BBC: The Voice of Britain
1935
The King's Stamp
The King's Stamp
1935
Coal Face
1935
The Song of Ceylon
1934
Granton Trawler
1934
The Glorious Sixth of June
The Glorious Sixth of June
1934
Coralie and Company
1934
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
1934
Montmartre qui tourne
Montmartre qui tourne
1934
New Rates
New Rates
1934
Le mari garçon
Le mari garçon
1933
Plaisirs défendus
Plaisirs défendus
1933
The Brazilian thing
1932
Tour of Song
Tour of Song
1932
Halfway Up the Sky
1931
The Devil's Holiday
The Devil's Holiday
1931
In a lost island
In a lost island
1931
Toute sa vie
Toute sa vie
1930
Little Red Riding Hood
1930
A Canção do Berço
1930
Captain Fracasse
1929
Train Without Eyes
Train Without Eyes
1929
Yvette
Yvette
1927
Sea Fever
1927
La P’tite Lili
1927