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Lumière and Company

Original title: Lumière et compagnie
  • 19951995
  • 1h 28m
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6.9/10
3.2K
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Lumière and Company (1995)
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40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière brothers.40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière brothers.40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière brothers.
IMDb RATING
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3.2K
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  • Directors
    • Theodoros Angelopoulos
    • Vicente Aranda
    • John Boorman
    • Philippe Poulet(original idea)
  • Stars
    • Pernilla August(uncredited)
    • Max von Sydow(uncredited)
    • Merzak Allouache
  • Directors
    • Theodoros Angelopoulos
    • Vicente Aranda
    • John Boorman
    • Philippe Poulet(original idea)
  • Stars
    • Pernilla August(uncredited)
    • Max von Sydow(uncredited)
    • Merzak Allouache
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    • 15User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Pernilla August
    Pernilla August
    • Anna Åkerblom (segment "Liv Ullman")
    • (uncredited)
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")
    • (uncredited)
    Merzak Allouache
    Merzak Allouache
    • Self
    Jeffe Alperi
    • Policeman (segment "David Lynch")
    Theodoros Angelopoulos
    Theodoros Angelopoulos
    • Self
    • (as Théo Angelopoulos)
    Romane Bohringer
    Romane Bohringer
    • (segment "Claude Miller")
    Michele Carlyle
    • (segment "David Lynch")
    Youssef Chahine
    Youssef Chahine
    • Self
    Lou Chapiteau
    • (segment "Claude Miller")
    • (as sa petite fille Lou)
    Marc Chapiteau
    Marc Chapiteau
    • (segment "Claude Miller")
    Antoine Duléry
    Antoine Duléry
    • (segment "Claude Lelouch")
    Pascal Duquenne
    Pascal Duquenne
    • (segment "Jaco Van Dormael")
    Bruno Ganz
    Bruno Ganz
    • Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
    Charles Gérard
    • (segment "Claude Lelouch")
    Ticky Holgado
    Ticky Holgado
    • (segment "Claude Lelouch")
    Isabelle Huppert
    Isabelle Huppert
    • Récitante: Segment Abbas Kiarostami
    • (voice)
    James Ivory
    James Ivory
    • Self
    Neil Jordan
    Neil Jordan
    • (segment "John Boorman")
    • Directors
      • Theodoros Angelopoulos
      • Vicente Aranda
      • John Boorman
      • Philippe Poulet(original idea)
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    • Trivia
      Patrice Leconte's film is a remake of The Arrival of a Train (1896) filmed on the exact same place 100 years later of the making of the original film.
    • Connections
      Edited from Premiers pas de bébé (1896)
    • Soundtracks
      Une petite île
      Georges Delerue

      Editions Misoldo

      (from "Two English Girls (1971)")

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    8/10
    An engrossing, tumbling parade of cinematic images
    The film would be inherently fascinating even if it were no good, but there's actually a lot here of genuine interest. The repeated questions about why the directors make cinema and whether it's "mortal" receive predictably lame responses, but the glimpses of them at work, punctuated with their 50 second films, is mesmerizing. Many of them turn the project into a commentary on cinema in some form - Boorman films Neil Jordan at work, with the actors looking quizzically into the camera (a common device here, also used by Angelopoulos and Costa-Gavras); Lelouch has a sort of reverse version of the Vertigo kiss, designed with great panache. in which a historic parade of cameras observes the spiraling lovers; some, like Rivette, just take varied people and let them play (he's very engaging, seen protesting that the film is too short). Lynch's segment is magnificently skillful and striking, with a potted narrative of police, a 50's style family, and a bunch of space aliens holding a captive woman - it's almost as effective as the whole of Lost Highway and utterly distinctive. In all, it's a tumbling parade of cinematic images that evokes love, passion and breadth, whether the directors take a playful approach (a majority) or aim for greater seriousness (as in Handke's filming of a potted TV news bulletin).
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    • Release date
      • December 20, 1995 (France)
      • France
      • Denmark
      • Spain
      • Sweden
      • French
      • English
      • Danish
      • Norwegian
      • Swedish
      • Greek
      • Japanese
      • Mandarin
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    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Cinétévé
      • La Sept-Arte
      • Igeldo Komunikazioa
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Color
      • Mono

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