Alberto Cavalcanti

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...

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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.

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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...

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

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The story of a romance between the daughter of the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.

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Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

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Documentary about the construction of tlephone lines.

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Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.

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

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Londoners prepare for war.

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Correspondence between young lovers nearly ends in disaster through a mistake in postal district. Fortunately the GPO spots the error and all ends...

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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...

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An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

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Documentary on savings

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

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

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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...

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

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