Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

6.3 | 1995-12-20 | Drama Documentary

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.

Featured Crew

John Boorman Director
Michael Haneke Director
Costa-Gavras Director
Wim Wenders Director
Raymond Depardon Director
David Lynch Director
Lasse Hallström Director
Cédric Klapisch Director
Claude Lelouch Director
Alain Corneau Director

Cast

Jeff Alperi
Jeff Alperi
Policeman (segment "David Lynch")
Romane Bohringer
Romane Bohringer
(segment "Claude Miller")
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Ticky Holgado
Ticky Holgado
(segment "Claude Lelouch")
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
(segment "John Boorman")
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
(segment "John Boorman")
Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea
(segment "John Boorman")
Sven Nykvist
Sven Nykvist
(segment "Liv Ullman")
Lena Olin
Lena Olin
(segment "Lasse Hallström")
Pascal Duquenne
Pascal Duquenne
(segment "Jaco Van Dormael")

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