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Lumière & Company(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-12-20
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67 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors
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.
Languages: Mandarin, Danish, French, Greek, English, Japanese, Norwegian, Persian, Swedish.
Countries:
France,
Denmark,
Spain,
Sweden
ProductionCompanies: 
La Sept-Arte
Igeldo Komunikazioa S.L.
Movie: Lumière & Company
Top 10 Billed Cast
Romane Bohringer
(segment "Claude Miller")
Bruno Ganz
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Ticky Holgado
(segment "Claude Lelouch")
Alan Rickman
(segment "John Boorman")
Liam Neeson
(segment "John Boorman")
Stephen Rea
(segment "John Boorman")
Sven Nykvist
(segment "Liv Ullman")
Lena Olin
(segment "Lasse Hallström")
Pascal Duquenne
(segment "Jaco Van Dormael")
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