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Lumière and Company (1995)

Lumière and Company (1995)
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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

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Director(s):
Ismail MerchantKiju Yoshida, (more)
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Lumière and Company

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

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
88 mins

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Director(s):
Costa-GavrasClaude LelouchSarah Moon
Producer(s):
Fabienne Servan-Schreiber
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
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Kenny S.

I really only watched this movie because of David Lynch's contribution. Overall it was interesting and I think it'd be great for any film student to watch. David Lynch's 52 second short film was of course the most imaginative and unique of them all.

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Jeff K.

Very uneven.

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Richard H.

The producers are to be commended for a cool idea, but for the most part the contributions from the renowned directors are remarkably banal. Apparently all modern creativity resides in the use of tracking shots. The demonstration of the Lumiere camera itself is fascinating, but you can find many more compelling shorts posted by amateurs on YouTube, though David Lynch's was intriguing. In fact, I'd love to see him him flesh it out into a full length silent movie.

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