Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse Read More »
Tag Archives: Alberto Cavalcanti
Went the Day Well? (1942) Alberto Cavalcanti, Leslie Banks
The residents of a British village during WWII welcome a platoon of soldiers who are to be billeted with them. Read More »
Captain Fracasse / Le capitaine Fracasse (1929) Alberto Cavalcanti, Henry Wulschleger, Pierre Blanchar, Lien Deyers, Charles Boyer
Capt. Fracasse, a down-on-his-luck nobleman, gives shelter at his estate one night to a troupe of traveling actors. Read More »
Nothing But Time AKA Rien que les heures (1926) Alberto Cavalcanti, Blanche Bernis, Nina Chousvalowa, Philippe Hériat
A city: we know it’s Paris by its monuments, but it could be anywhere; the lives of the poor are the same. Read More »
For Them That Trespass (1949) Alberto Cavalcanti, Stephen Murray, Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett
In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand. Read More »
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) Alberto Cavalcanti, Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones
In this gritty film noir, cynical ex-RAF flyer Morgan, bored with civilian life, joins a break-in gang led by Narcy. Read More »
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) Alberto Cavalcanti, Derek Bond, Cedric Hardwicke, Mary Merrall, Drama
Nineteenth century England. When Nicholas Nickleby’s father dies and leaves his family destitute, his uncle, the greedy moneylender Read More »