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.

Starring

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Romane Bohringer
(segment "Claude Miller")
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Bruno Ganz
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
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Ticky Holgado
(segment "Claude Lelouch")
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Alan Rickman
(segment "John Boorman")