Lumière & Company (1995)

Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors

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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, Costa-Gavras, Wim Wenders, Raymond Depardon, David Lynch, Lasse Hallström, Cédric Klapisch, Claude Lelouch, Alain Corneau, Francis Girod, Spike Lee, Vicente Aranda, Abbas Kiarostami, Theo Angelopoulos, Yoshishige Yoshida, Fernando Trueba, Hugh Hudson, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Zhang Yimou, Ismail Merchant, Sarah Moon, Arthur Penn, Bigas Luna, Nadine Trintignant, Jerry Schatzberg, Merzak Allouache, Andrei Konchalovsky, Claude Miller, Gaston Kaboré, Jaco Van Dormael, Gabriel Axel, Jacques Rivette, Idrissa Ouedraogo, James Ivory, Patrice Leconte, Peter Greenaway, Liv Ullmann, Régis Wargnier, Youssef Chahine, Lucian Pintilie
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Runtime: 88 min
Release Date:

Cast

Screenplay

Music: Jean-Jacques Lemêtre
Cinematography: Sven Nykvist, Didier Ferry
Editing: Roger Ikhlef, Timothy Miller
Production: Cinétévé, La Sept-Arte, Igeldo Komunikazioa S.L., Søren Stærmose
Country: France, Denmark, Spain, Sweden
Language: 普通话, Dansk, Français, ελληνικά, English, 日本語, Norsk, فارسی, svenska
Original Language: fr

Keywords

homage, woman director

Trailer

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lumière & Company about?
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.
Who directed Lumière & Company?
Lumière & Company was directed by John Boorman, Michael Haneke, Costa-Gavras, Wim Wenders, Raymond Depardon, David Lynch, Lasse Hallström, Cédric Klapisch, Claude Lelouch, Alain Corneau, Francis Girod, Spike Lee, Vicente Aranda, Abbas Kiarostami, Theo Angelopoulos, Yoshishige Yoshida, Fernando Trueba, Hugh Hudson, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Zhang Yimou, Ismail Merchant, Sarah Moon, Arthur Penn, Bigas Luna, Nadine Trintignant, Jerry Schatzberg, Merzak Allouache, Andrei Konchalovsky, Claude Miller, Gaston Kaboré, Jaco Van Dormael, Gabriel Axel, Jacques Rivette, Idrissa Ouedraogo, James Ivory, Patrice Leconte, Peter Greenaway, Liv Ullmann, Régis Wargnier, Youssef Chahine, Lucian Pintilie.
Who stars in Lumière & Company?
Lumière & Company stars Jeff Alperi, Romane Bohringer, Bruno Ganz, Ticky Holgado, Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson.
How long is Lumière & Company?
Lumière & Company has a runtime of 1h 28m (88 minutes).
What genre is Lumière & Company?
Lumière & Company is a Drama, Documentary film.
Where was Lumière & Company produced?
Lumière & Company was produced in France, Denmark, Spain, Sweden.