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Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors - Lumière & Company
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Title: Lumière & Company

Release Date: 20 Dec 1995

Runtime: 1h 28m

Genre: Drama, Documentary

Director: Cinétévé, La Sept-Arte, Igeldo Komunikazioa S.L.

Production Companies: Cinétévé, La Sept-Arte, Igeldo Komunikazioa S.L.

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.

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Average Vote: 6.3 (65 votes)

Cast

  • Policeman (segment "David Lynch"): Jeff Alperi
  • (segment "Claude Miller"): Romane Bohringer
  • Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders"): Bruno Ganz
  • (segment "Claude Lelouch"): Ticky Holgado
  • (segment "John Boorman"): Alan Rickman
  • (segment "John Boorman"): Liam Neeson
  • (segment "John Boorman"): Stephen Rea
  • (segment "Liv Ullman"): Sven Nykvist
  • (segment "Lasse Hallström"): Lena Olin
  • (segment "Jaco Van Dormael"): Pascal Duquenne
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