poster

Lumière & Company

Drama | Documentary

6.3

Release Date

December 20, 1995

Duration

88 min

Status

Released

Language

fr

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.

Casts

Jeff Alperi

Policeman (segment "David Lynch")

Jeff Alperi

Romane Bohringer

(segment "Claude Miller")

Romane Bohringer

Bruno Ganz

Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

Bruno Ganz

Ticky Holgado

(segment "Claude Lelouch")

Ticky Holgado

Alan Rickman

(segment "John Boorman")

Alan Rickman

Liam Neeson

(segment "John Boorman")

Liam Neeson

Stephen Rea

(segment "John Boorman")

Stephen Rea

Sven Nykvist

(segment "Liv Ullman")

Sven Nykvist

Lena Olin

(segment "Lasse Hallström")

Lena Olin

Pascal Duquenne

(segment "Jaco Van Dormael")

Pascal Duquenne

Nathalie Richard

Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")

Nathalie Richard

Neil Jordan

(segment "John Boorman")

Neil Jordan

Aidan Quinn

(segment "John Boorman")

Aidan Quinn

Isabelle Huppert

Narrator (segment Abbas Kiarostami) (voice)

Isabelle Huppert

Otto Sander

Cassiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

Otto Sander

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