Lumière & Company (1995)
Original title: Lumière et Compagnie
Lumière & Company is a 1995 French-language drama movie directed by John Boorman and Michael Haneke, with a running time of 1h 28m. It stars Jeff Alperi, Romane Bohringer and Bruno Ganz.
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.
Quick answers
What is Lumière & Company about?
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.
When was Lumière & Company released?
Lumière & Company was released on 20 December 1995.
How long is Lumière & Company?
Lumière & Company runs 1h 28m.
Who made Lumière & Company?
Lumière & Company was directed by John Boorman, Michael Haneke and Costa-Gavras.
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")
- Stephen Rea as (segment "John Boorman")
- Sven Nykvist as (segment "Liv Ullman")
- Lena Olin as (segment "Lasse Hallström")
- Pascal Duquenne as (segment "Jaco Van Dormael")
- Nathalie Richard as Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")
- Neil Jordan as (segment "John Boorman")