Lumière and Company
“Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors”
Synopsis
Forty international directors were invited to create a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. The project was governed by three rules: (1) the film could not exceed 52 seconds in length, (2) the use of synchronized sound was not allowed, and (3) no more than three takes could be used.
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Principal cast & crew: 24
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Edited by Roger IkhlefShot by Peter DemingScored by Jean Jacques Lemetre
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- Lumière and Companyen
- Lumière y compañíaes
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Cast & Crew
24 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Merzak Allouache
as Self
Pernilla August
as Anna Åkerblom (segment: Liv Ullman)
Max Von Sydow
as Jacob (segment: Liv Ullman)
Jeffe Alperi
as Policeman (segment: David Lynch)
Theodoros Angelopoulos
as Self
Romane Bohringer
as (segment: Claude Miller)
Michele Carlyle
as (segment: David Lynch)
Youssef Chahine
as Self
Lou Chapiteau
as (segment: Claude Miller)
Marc Chapiteau
as (segment: Claude Miller)
Directors
4Writers
1Producers
2Other crew
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