Lumière & Company (1995)

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

Policeman (segment "David Lynch")
(segment "Claude Miller")
Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")
(segment "John Boorman")
(segment "John Boorman")
Narrator (segment Abbas Kiarostami) (voice)
Cassiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
(segment "Claude Lelouch")
(segment "John Boorman")
(segment "John Boorman")
(segment "John Boorman")
(segment "Liv Ullman")
(segment "Lasse Hallström")
(segment "Jaco Van Dormael")

Crew

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Art Direction
Costume Design
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Director of Photography