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Lumière & Company

Original title: Lumière et Compagnie

“Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors”

★ 6.4 TMDB Rating · 74 votes

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.

Director
John Boorman, Michael Haneke
Release date
Dec 20, 1995
Original language
French
Origin
Denmark, France

Cast of Lumière & Company

  • Jeff Alperi

    Policeman (segment "David Lynch")

  • Portrait of Romane Bohringer

    Romane Bohringer

    (segment "Claude Miller")

  • Portrait of Bruno Ganz

    Bruno Ganz

    Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

  • Portrait of Ticky Holgado

    Ticky Holgado

    (segment "Claude Lelouch")

  • Portrait of Alan Rickman

    Alan Rickman

    (segment "John Boorman")

  • Portrait of Liam Neeson

    Liam Neeson

    (segment "John Boorman")

  • Portrait of Stephen Rea

    Stephen Rea

    (segment "John Boorman")

  • Portrait of Sven Nykvist

    Sven Nykvist

    (segment "Liv Ullman")

  • Portrait of Lena Olin

    Lena Olin

    (segment "Lasse Hallström")

  • Portrait of Pascal Duquenne

    Pascal Duquenne

    (segment "Jaco Van Dormael")

  • Portrait of Nathalie Richard

    Nathalie Richard

    Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")

  • Portrait of Neil Jordan

    Neil Jordan

    (segment "John Boorman")

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