Lumière & Company

Name: Lumière & Company
Director: John Boorman
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 1995-12-20
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Jeff Alperi, Romane Bohringer, Bruno Ganz, Ticky Holgado, Alan Rickman

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1995 · 88 min · Drama · Documentary · TMDB 6.4/10

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.

Directed by John Boorman

Cast

Jeff Alperi — Policeman (segment "David Lynch")
Romane Bohringer — (segment "Claude Miller")
Bruno Ganz — Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Ticky Holgado — (segment "Claude Lelouch")
Alan Rickman — (segment "John Boorman")