Lumière & Company (1995)

Lumière & Company (1995)

Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors 1995-12-20 France, Denmark, Spain, Sweden 88 Min. PG-13
6.2 66 votes

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.

Cast

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