Lumière and Company (1995) is a unique cinematic endeavor marking the centennial of the Lumière brothers' pioneering films. Directors Sarah Moon and Philippe Poulet invited 39 esteemed international filmmakers to create a 52-second short using the original Cinematographe camera, replicating the conditions faced by the Lumière brothers. The project yielded a collection of films shot on homemade film stock, adhering to the original recipe with slight modifications. The challenge prohibited synchronized sound and mandated natural lighting. This ambitious omnibus project entrusted the iconic Lumière camera and homemade film stock to a diverse array of contemporary directors, with 150 approached globally and 39 ultimately participating. The strict guidelines required each filmmaker to capture a continuous shot, resulting in a compelling tribute to the origins of cinema.
Lumière and Company (1995)
1995 · Documentary · 88 min. · France
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Direction Abbas Kiarostami · Hugh Hudson · David Lynch · John Boorman · Peter Greenaway · Bigas Luna · Arthur Penn · Theodoros Angelopoulos · Vicente Aranda · Sarah Moon · Youssef Chahine · James Ivory · Alain Corneau · Costa-Gavras · Raymond Depardon · Lasse Hallström · Zhang Yimou · Gaston Kaboré · Francis Girod · Cédric Klapisch · Claude Lelouch · Andrei Konchalovsky · Helma Sanders-Brahms · Lucian Pintilie · Spike Lee · Jerry Schatzberg · Liv Ullmann · Merzak Allouache · Nadine Trintignant · Idrissa Ouedraogo · Michael Haneke · Yoshishige Yoshida · Jaco Van Dormael · Patrice Leconte · Régis Wargnier · Fernando Trueba · Gabriel Axel · Claude Miller · Wim Wenders · Ismail Merchant · Jacques Rivette
Cast Romane Bohringer · Pascal Duquenne · Bruno Ganz · Neil Jordan · Patrice Leconte · Spike Lee · Claude Lelouch · David Lynch · François Mitterrand · Idrissa Ouedraogo · Liam Neeson · Sven Nykvist · Lena Olin · Aidan Quinn · Stephen Rea · Liv Ullmann · Alan Rickman · Jacques Rivette · Félix Romeo · Zhang Yimou · Pernilla August · James Ivory · Max von Sydow · Geraldine Pailhas
Soundtrack Jean-Jacques Lemètre
Screenplay Philippe Poulet
Cinematography Didier Ferry · Frédéric LeClair · Sarah Moon · Philippe Poulet
Technical sheet
Title Lumière and Company
Original title Lumière et compagnie
Year 1995
Type Documentary
Length 88 min.
Country France
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