Lumière & Company (1995)
Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors
1995-12-20
France, Denmark, Spain, Sweden
88 Min.
PG-13
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
Policeman (segment "David Lynch")
(segment "Claude Miller")
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
(segment "Claude Lelouch")
(segment "John Boorman")
(segment "John Boorman")
(segment "John Boorman")
(segment "Liv Ullman")
(segment "Lasse Hallström")
(segment "Jaco Van Dormael")
Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")
(segment "John Boorman")