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Lumière & Company( 1995)

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Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jeff Alperi

      Policeman (segment "David Lynch")

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      Romane Bohringer

      (segment "Claude Miller")

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      Bruno Ganz

      Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

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      Ticky Holgado

      (segment "Claude Lelouch")

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      Alan Rickman

      (segment "John Boorman")

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      Liam Neeson

      (segment "John Boorman")

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      Stephen Rea

      (segment "John Boorman")

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      Sven Nykvist

      (segment "Liv Ullman")

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      Lena Olin

      (segment "Lasse Hallström")

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      Pascal Duquenne

      (segment "Jaco Van Dormael")

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      Nathalie Richard

      Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")

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      Neil Jordan

      (segment "John Boorman")

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      Aidan Quinn

      (segment "John Boorman")

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      Isabelle Huppert

      Narrator (segment Abbas Kiarostami) (voice)

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      Otto Sander

      Cassiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • homage
    • woman director