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Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

Made around 1926, these two tests are composed of different takes for two films by Alberto Cavalcanti and Jacques de Baroncelli.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Essais d'acteurs: Ève Francis perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

Capt. Fracasse, a down-on-his-luck nobleman, gives shelter at his estate one night to a troupe of traveling actors. He falls in love with Isabelle, an actress with the group. The next day, as they prepare to leave, he decides to join them, seeing as how his future looks none too promising where he is, but mainly to be with Isabelle. Along the way, however, Isabelle is kidnapped by a villainous nobleman who wants her for himself. Capt. Fracasse must ride to the rescue of his beloved.

Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Le capitaine Fracasse perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of À mi-chemin du ciel perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

Literary adaptation: A female musician in Asia's tropics escapes from harassers' advances to an island where a timid man has retreated. Later when 3 ruffians search for gold there, he summons the courage to defend her and his turf.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

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 always in the presence of princes, dukes and barons. Only when Yvette goes away on a holiday she realizes that the Banker Saval is engaging her mother in such activities, she suddenly feels dirty.

Dir: Alberto Cavalcanti

A young man who loves his wife wants rid of his troublesome mistress. He dresses up as a wealthy Brazilian and seduces her in a jiffy. He hopes to reach a settlement, that she must sign. In this settlement she will promise to break with her lover. He can then show that he is a faithful husband.