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Lumière & Company

Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors

6.3/10(73)
1995
88 min
DramaDocumentary

Overview

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.

Production

Cinétévé · La Sept-Arte · Igeldo Komunikazioa S.L. · Søren Stærmose

Cast & Characters

Jeff Alperi

Policeman (segment "David Lynch")

Romane Bohringer as (segment "Claude Miller")

Romane Bohringer

(segment "Claude Miller")

Bruno Ganz as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

Bruno Ganz

Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

Ticky Holgado as (segment "Claude Lelouch")

Ticky Holgado

(segment "Claude Lelouch")

Alan Rickman as (segment "John Boorman")

Alan Rickman

(segment "John Boorman")

Liam Neeson as (segment "John Boorman")

Liam Neeson

(segment "John Boorman")

Stephen Rea as (segment "John Boorman")

Stephen Rea

(segment "John Boorman")

Sven Nykvist as (segment "Liv Ullman")

Sven Nykvist

(segment "Liv Ullman")

Lena Olin as (segment "Lasse Hallström")

Lena Olin

(segment "Lasse Hallström")

Pascal Duquenne as (segment "Jaco Van Dormael")

Pascal Duquenne

(segment "Jaco Van Dormael")

Nathalie Richard as Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")

Nathalie Richard

Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")

Neil Jordan as (segment "John Boorman")

Neil Jordan

(segment "John Boorman")

Directors & Crew

J

John Boorman

Director

M

Michael Haneke

Director

C

Costa-Gavras

Director

W

Wim Wenders

Director

R

Raymond Depardon

Director

D

David Lynch

Director

Screenshots & Stills

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