Lumière & Company (1995)

12/20/1995 (FR) • 1h 28m

Drama, Documentary

Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jeff Alperi

Policeman (segment "David Lynch")

Romane Bohringer

(segment "Claude Miller")

Bruno Ganz

Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

Ticky Holgado

(segment "Claude Lelouch")

Alan Rickman

(segment "John Boorman")

Liam Neeson

(segment "John Boorman")

Stephen Rea

(segment "John Boorman")

Sven Nykvist

(segment "Liv Ullman")

Lena Olin

(segment "Lasse Hallström")


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77%

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65%

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69%

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83%

Lost Highway

75%

Irreversible

72%

Oppenheimer

80%

Julieta

70%

Ex Machina

76%

The Psychic

70%

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71%

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75%

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81%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

homage

woman director

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