Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

1995
1h 28m
6.3

6.3/10

70 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cinétévé La Sept-Arte Igeldo Komunikazioa S.L. Søren Stærmose
Production Countries
France Denmark Spain Sweden
Spoken Languages
Danish Japanese Norwegian French Persian Mandarin Greek Swedish English

Quick Facts

Original Title Lumière et Compagnie
Release Date December 20, 1995
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0113718

Cast

Jeff Alperi
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")

Nathalie Richard
Nathalie Richard

Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")

Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan

(segment "John Boorman")

Key Crew

Francis Girod
Director
David Lynch
Director
Michael Haneke
Director
Vicente Aranda
Director
Claude Lelouch
Director
John Boorman
Director
Costa-Gavras
Director
Alain Corneau
Director