Alberto Cavalcanti Movies

Shot circa 1926, these two screen tests are made up of various takes for two films by Alberto Cavalcanti and Jacques de Baroncelli.

A behind-the-scenes GPO Film Unit documentary (directed by Stuart Legg) that races from studio rehearsals and newsrooms to control rooms and...

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

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

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...

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...

A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the...

How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent...

The ill-fated romance of a brow-beaten seaport slum café waitress and a young man with a possessive mother, who dreams of going out to sea.

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

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

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

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

A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.

Old Zé Cristino, riding his donkey, goes to Congonhas do Campo to fulfill a promise to São Bom Jesus do Matozinho. In front of the...

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

Betty marries rich Allan out of interest and drives a wedge between him and his family.