Lumière & Company

Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors

  • Rated 6.4 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1995
  • 1h 28m
  • 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.

Director
Francis Girod
Starring
Jeff Alperi, Romane Bohringer, Bruno Ganz, Ticky Holgado

Cast

  • 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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