Lumière and Company (1996)

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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Lumière brothers' first films, filmmakers Sarah Moon and Philippe Poulet challenged 39 renowned international directors to each complete a 52-second film using the original Cinematographe camera under the conditions endured by the brothers. The result of the project was this film, Lumière et Compagnie. The film stock used was homemade from a slightly altered version of the Lumières' recipe. No synchronized sound was allowed and only natural lighting was permitted. The participating directors included John Boorman, Costa-Gavras, Peter Greenaway, Lasse Hallström, Spike Lee, David Lynch, Liv Ullmann, and Wim Wenders. Among the actors who performed in the films were Liam Neeson, Lena Olin, Aidan Quinn, and Alan Rickman. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Cast

Yimou Zhang
David Lynch
Spike Lee
Wim Wenders
John Boorman
Abbas Kiarostami
Alain Corneau
Andrey Konchalovskiy
Arthur Penn
Bigas Luna
Claude Lelouch
Claude Miller
Costa-Gavras
Fernando Trueba
Francis Girod
Gabriel Axel
Gaston Kaboré
Helma Sanders-Brahms
Hugh Hudson
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Ismail Merchant
Jaco Van Dormael
Jacques Rivette
James Ivory
Jerry Schatzberg
Lucian Pintilie
Michael Haneke
Nadine Trintignant
Patrice Leconte
Peter Greenaway
Raymond Depardon
Sarah Moon
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Vicente Aranda
Yoshishige Yoshida
Youssef Chahine
Cédric Klapisch
Lasse Hallstrom
María Lidón
Régis Wargnier
Jeffe Alperi
Michele Carlyle
Stan Lothridge
Russ Pearlman
Pam Pierrocish
Kathleen Raymond
Romane Bohringer
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Critic Reviews for Lumière and Company

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (1)

The 40 brief films are often wonderful, and always revealing in the way they show professional directors working on what amounts to a haiku.

Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Chicago Sun-Times
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Even the gamest of viewers will want to indulge her nostalgia judiciously, to avoid getting sour on the narcissism of the exercise.

Mar 27, 2004 | Full Review…
Mixed Reviews

Uneven, but interesting experiment

Aug 21, 2002 | Rating: 3/5
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A really interesting idea.

Feb 28, 2002 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
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Audience Reviews for Lumière and Company

A 55 second short made for the centennial of film (1996) using one of the original antique movie cameras.

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