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    Lumière & Company

    88'

    1995-12-20

    6.4

    Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors

    Drama,Documentary

    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.

    DirectingLasse HallströmWritingPhilippe Poulet

    Cast

    1

    Policeman (segment "David Lynch")

    Jeff Alperi

    1

    (segment "Claude Miller")

    Romane Bohringer

    2

    Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

    Bruno Ganz

    1

    (segment "Claude Lelouch")

    Ticky Holgado

    3

    (segment "John Boorman")

    Alan Rickman

    9

    (segment "John Boorman")

    Liam Neeson

    2

    (segment "John Boorman")

    Stephen Rea

    1

    (segment "Liv Ullman")

    Sven Nykvist

    3

    (segment "Lasse Hallström")

    Lena Olin

    1

    (segment "Jaco Van Dormael")

    Pascal Duquenne

    1

    Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")

    Nathalie Richard

    1

    (segment "John Boorman")

    Neil Jordan

    2

    (segment "John Boorman")

    Aidan Quinn

    3

    Narrator (segment Abbas Kiarostami) (voice)

    Isabelle Huppert

    1

    Cassiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

    Otto Sander

    3

    Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")

    Max von Sydow

    3

    Self (segment "Sarah Moon")

    Spike Lee

    3

    Self

    David Lynch

    3

    Self

    Zhang Yimou

    1

    Self

    Jacques Rivette

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
      2. Denmark
      3. Spain
      4. Sweden
    • List of languages:
      1. English
      2. Greek
      3. Danish
      4. Mandarin
      5. Norwegian
      6. Persian
      7. French
      8. Swedish
      9. Japanese
    • List of companies:
      1. Cinétévé
      2. La Sept-Arte
      3. Igeldo Komunikazioa S.L.
      4. Søren Stærmose
    • Vote Count: 74
    • Popularity: 1.2046
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Lumière et Compagnie

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