Lumière & Company
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(segment "Claude Miller")
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
(segment "Claude Lelouch")
(segment "John Boorman")
(segment "John Boorman")
(segment "John Boorman")
(segment "Liv Ullman")
(segment "Lasse Hallström")
(segment "Jaco Van Dormael")
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