Biographie et filmographie

Alberto Cavalcanti

Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (Rio de Janeiro, 6 février 1897 - Paris, 23 août 1982) est un scénariste, réalisateur et producteur d'origine brésilienne.

Diplômé en architecture-décoration de l'École des Beaux-Arts de Genève en 1916, Alberto Cavalcanti arrive à Paris au début des années 1920, et s’installe très tôt en France. Il se lie rapidement aux milieux d'avant-garde de l’époque et, après diverses expériences en tant que décorateur (notamment de L'Inhumaine de Marcel L'Herbier), il commence sa carrière de réalisateur en 1926 avec son premier film, Rien que les heures. La même année, il prend la nationalité française.

Maître authentique de l’art cinématographique brésilien du XXe siècle, Cavalcanti a enraciné sa réputation en tant que documentariste en Grande-Bretagne pendant les années 1930, avant de renforcer sa renommée par la production de quelques grands films pour les studios Ealing.

Cinéaste cosmopolite, on le découvre à Londres aux côtés de John Grierson dans les années 1930 pour la réalisation d'un documentaire Coal Face ou dans l'équipe son de Courrier de nuit (Night Mail, 1936) produit par Grierson. Il participe au grand mouvement documentaire-réaliste.

À la fin des années 1940, de retour au Brésil, il tente de redonner une nouvelle impulsion au cinéma national.

Il tourne ensuite en République fédérale d'Allemagne Maître Puntila et son valet Matti (Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti, 1956) d'après la pièce de Bertolt Brecht, et de nouveau au Brésil, Le Chant de la mer (O Canto do mar, 1954).

Source: Article "Alberto Cavalcanti" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Films (99)

La visite de la vieille dame

La visite de la vieille dame

2026 · Director

Cavalcanti

Cavalcanti

2026 · Self (archive footage)

Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

1997 · Self

Brasília, segundo roteiro de Alberto Cavalcanti

Brasília, segundo roteiro de Alberto Cavalcanti

1982 · Screenplay

Le Voyageur du silence

Le Voyageur du silence

1978 · Director

Um Homem e o Cinema

Um Homem e o Cinema

1976 · Self, Director

Grierson

Grierson

1973 · Self

Lettres de Stalingrad

Lettres de Stalingrad

1972 · Astronomer

Alberto Cavalcanti

Alberto Cavalcanti

1970 · Self

The Monster of Highgate Ponds

The Monster of Highgate Ponds

1961 · Director

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti

1960 · Director, Screenplay

Venetian Honeymoon

Venetian Honeymoon

1959 · Director

The Wind Rose

The Wind Rose

1957 · Director, Screenplay

A Real Woman

A Real Woman

1955 · Director, Idea

Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea

1953 · Director, Producer, Screenplay

Simon the One-Eyed

Simon the One-Eyed

1952 · Director, Writer

Volta Redonda

Volta Redonda

1952 · Producer

Angela

Angela

1951 · Writer

Santuário

Santuário

1951 · Producer

Terra é Sempre Terra

Terra é Sempre Terra

1951 · Producer

Painel

Painel

1951 · Producer

Caiçara

Caiçara

1950 · Producer, Screenplay

For Them That Trespass

For Them That Trespass

1949 · Director

The First Gentleman

The First Gentleman

1948 · Director

They Made Me a Fugitive

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947 · Director

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

1947 · Director

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945 · Director

Champagne Charlie

Champagne Charlie

1944 · Director

Three Songs of Resistance

Three Songs of Resistance

1944 · Director

Greek Testament

Greek Testament

1943 · Producer

The Sky’s the Limit

The Sky’s the Limit

1943 · Director

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942 · Director

The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France

1942 · Associate Producer

Alice in Switzerland

Alice in Switzerland

1942 · Director

Film and Reality

Film and Reality

1942 · Director

Find, Fix and Strike

Find, Fix and Strike

1942 · Producer

Yellow Caesar

Yellow Caesar

1941 · Director

Mastery of the Sea

Mastery of the Sea

1940 · Director

Young Veteran

Young Veteran

1940 · Director, Producer

Sea Fort

Sea Fort

1940 · Producer

La Cause Commune

La Cause Commune

1940 · Director

French Communique

French Communique

1940 · Director

Salvage with a Smile

Salvage with a Smile

1940 · Associate Producer

A Midsummer Day's Work

A Midsummer Day's Work

1939 · Director

Cargoes

Cargoes

1939 · Producer

Men of the Alps

Men of the Alps

1939 · Director

The Chiltern Country

The Chiltern Country

1939 · Director

The First Days

The First Days

1939 · Producer

Spare Time

Spare Time

1939 · Producer

Men in Danger

Men in Danger

1939 · Producer

Health of a Nation

Health of a Nation

1939 · Director, Producer

Night Mail

Night Mail

1938 · Sound Director, Editor

North Sea

North Sea

1938 · Producer

N or NW

N or NW

1938 · Supervising Producer

Speaking from America

Speaking from America

1938 · Producer

Mony a Pickle

Mony a Pickle

1938 · Director

Happy in the Morning: A Film Fantasy

Happy in the Morning: A Film Fantasy

1938 · Director, Producer, Script

We Live in Two Worlds

We Live in Two Worlds

1937 · Director

Line to the Tschierva Hut

Line to the Tschierva Hut

1937 · Director, Writer

Daily Round

Daily Round

1937 · Producer

Who Writes to Switzerland?

Who Writes to Switzerland?

1937 · Director

Rainbow Dance

Rainbow Dance

1936 · Producer

Message from Geneva

Message from Geneva

1936 · Director

BBC: The Voice of Britain

BBC: The Voice of Britain

1935 · Producer

The King's Stamp

The King's Stamp

1935 · Producer

Coal Face

Coal Face

1935 · Director, Writer

The Song of Ceylon

The Song of Ceylon

1934 · Sound Supervisor

Granton Trawler

Granton Trawler

1934 · Sound Designer

The Glorious Sixth of June

The Glorious Sixth of June

1934 · Director

Coralie and Company

Coralie and Company

1934 · Director

Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

1934 · J. Leviticus (uncredited), Writer, Editor, Director, Sound Designer

Montmartre qui tourne

Montmartre qui tourne

1934 · Director

New Rates

New Rates

1934 · Director

Le mari garçon

Le mari garçon

1933 · Director

Plaisirs défendus

Plaisirs défendus

1933 · Director

The Brazilian Thing

The Brazilian Thing

1932 · Director, Screenplay

Tour of Song

Tour of Song

1932 · Director

Halfway Up the Sky

Halfway Up the Sky

1931 · Director

The Devil's Holiday

The Devil's Holiday

1931 · Director

In a lost island

In a lost island

1931 · Director

Toute sa vie

Toute sa vie

1930 · Director

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

1930 · Director, Adaptation, Editor

A Canção do Berço

A Canção do Berço

1930 · Director

Paris Cinéma

Paris Cinéma

1929 · Self

Captain Fracasse

Captain Fracasse

1929 · Director

Train Without Eyes

Train Without Eyes

1929 · Director

Yvette

Yvette

1927 · Director, Writer

Sea Fever

Sea Fever

1927 · Director, Screenplay, Editor

La P’tite Lili

La P’tite Lili

1927 · Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor

The Little People

The Little People

1927 · Production Design

La jalousie du barbouillé

La jalousie du barbouillé

1927 · Director, Editor, Screenplay

Nothing But Time

Nothing But Time

1926 · Director, Editor, Writer

Essais d'acteurs : Ève Francis

Essais d'acteurs : Ève Francis

1926 · Director

The Late Mathias Pascal

The Late Mathias Pascal

1925 · Art Direction, Assistant Director

The Inhuman Woman

The Inhuman Woman

1924 · Art Direction

The Gallery of Monsters

The Gallery of Monsters

1924 · Assistant Director

The Flood

The Flood

1924 · Production Designer

Résurrection

Résurrection

1923 · Production Design

El Dorado

El Dorado

1921 · Costume Design

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