Drama ·Documentary · France · 1995 · 1h 28m

Lumière & Company

Lumière et Compagnie

Lumière & Company poster
Director
John BoormanMichael HanekeCosta-GavrasWim WendersRaymond DepardonDavid LynchLasse HallströmCédric KlapischClaude LelouchAlain CorneauFrancis GirodSpike LeeVicente ArandaAbbas KiarostamiTheo AngelopoulosYoshishige YoshidaFernando TruebaHugh HudsonHelma Sanders-BrahmsZhang YimouIsmail MerchantSarah MoonArthur PennBigas LunaNadine TrintignantJerry SchatzbergMerzak AllouacheAndrei KonchalovskyClaude MillerGaston KaboréJaco Van DormaelGabriel AxelJacques RivetteIdrissa OuedraogoJames IvoryPatrice LecontePeter GreenawayLiv UllmannRégis WargnierYoussef ChahineLucian Pintilie
Cast
Jeff Alperi as Policeman (segment "David Lynch") Romane Bohringer as (segment "Claude Miller") Bruno Ganz as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders") Ticky Holgado as (segment "Claude Lelouch") Alan Rickman as (segment "John Boorman") Liam Neeson as (segment "John Boorman")
Crew
Sven Nykvist — Director of Photography Didier Ferry — Director of Photography Jean-Yves Le Mener — Director of Photography Sarah Moon — Director of Photography Frédéric LeClair — Director of Photography Philippe Poulet — Director of Photography
Tagline

Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Lumière & Company — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
John Boorman Director Michael Haneke Director Costa-Gavras Director Wim Wenders Director Raymond Depardon Director David Lynch Director Lasse Hallström Director Cédric Klapisch Director Claude Lelouch Director Alain Corneau Director Francis Girod Director Spike Lee Director
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John Boorman directed Lumière & Company. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

John Boorman's filmography → Michael Haneke's filmography → Costa-Gavras's filmography → Wim Wenders's filmography → Raymond Depardon's filmography → David Lynch's filmography → Lasse Hallström's filmography → Cédric Klapisch's filmography → Claude Lelouch's filmography → Alain Corneau's filmography → Francis Girod's filmography → Spike Lee's filmography → Vicente Aranda's filmography → Abbas Kiarostami's filmography → Theo Angelopoulos's filmography → Yoshishige Yoshida's filmography → Fernando Trueba's filmography → Hugh Hudson's filmography → Helma Sanders-Brahms's filmography → Zhang Yimou's filmography → Ismail Merchant's filmography → Sarah Moon's filmography → Arthur Penn's filmography → Bigas Luna's filmography → Nadine Trintignant's filmography → Jerry Schatzberg's filmography → Merzak Allouache's filmography → Andrei Konchalovsky's filmography → Claude Miller's filmography → Gaston Kaboré's filmography → Jaco Van Dormael's filmography → Gabriel Axel's filmography → Jacques Rivette's filmography → Idrissa Ouedraogo's filmography → James Ivory's filmography → Patrice Leconte's filmography → Peter Greenaway's filmography → Liv Ullmann's filmography → Régis Wargnier's filmography → Youssef Chahine's filmography → Lucian Pintilie's filmography → More Drama → More Documentary → Sven Nykvist's cinematography → Didier Ferry's cinematography →
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