Lumière & Company

movie

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.

Cast & crew

Jaco Van Dormael · Alan Rickman · Cédric Klapisch · Alain Corneau · Vicente Aranda · Sarah Moon · Arthur Penn · Liam Neeson · Helma Sanders-Brahms · Wim Wenders · Jeff Alperi · Hugh Hudson · Costa-Gavras · Spike Lee · Merzak Allouache

Studios & networks

Cinétévé · Igeldo Komunikazioa S.L. · La Sept-Arte · Søren Stærmose