Lumière & Company

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.

Trailer

Cast

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")

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