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Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian -born film director and producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti".
Alberto Cavalcanti. Born in Brazil in 1897, Alberto Cavalcanti began his film career in France in 1920, working as writer, art director and director. He directed the avant-garde documentary Nothing But Time (1926) ("Nothing but Time"), a portrait of the lives of Parisian workers in a single day.
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- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Paris, France
Alberto Cavalcanti (born Feb. 6, 1897, Rio de Janeiro—died Aug. 23, 1982, Paris) was a Brazilian-born director-producer, screenwriter, and art director of motion pictures in the mid-20th century who spent much of his career in Europe.
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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.
Maître authentique de l’art cinématographique brésilien du XX e 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.
- 23 août 1982 (à 85 ans)Paris 16e ( France)
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- 6 février 1897Rio de Janeiro ( Brésil)
- Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti
Born in Brazil in 1897, Alberto Cavalcanti began his film career in France in 1920, working as writer, art director and director. He directed the avant-garde documentary Nothing But Time (1926) ("Nothing but Time"), a portrait of the lives of Parisian workers in a single day.
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Alberto Cavalcanti - Director. Nationality: Brazilian. Born: Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti in Rio de Janeiro, 6 February 1897. Education: Attended law school, Brazil, and Geneva Fine Art School, Switzerland. Career: Art director in Paris, early 1920s; directed first film, Rien que les heures , 1926; directed French language versions of American ...
