
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.

Jeff Alperi
Policeman (segment "David Lynch")

Romane Bohringer
(segment "Claude Miller")

Bruno Ganz
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

Ticky Holgado
(segment "Claude Lelouch")


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Lumière et Compagnie
December 20, 1995
1h 28m
6.3
Francis Girod
N/A
71


Cinétévé
FR
La Sept-Arte
FR
Igeldo Komunikazioa S.L.
N/A
Søren Stærmose
SE

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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