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Lumière & Company

Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors

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.

Original Title

Lumière et Compagnie

Release Date

1995-12-20

Year

1995

Duration

1h 28m

Status

Released

Score

6.28

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Cast

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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")