Movie

Lumière & Company

Released: December 20, 1995 (1995)

Runtime: 88 minutes

Genres: Drama, Documentary

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Bruno Ganz as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Age at release: 54
Ticky Holgado as (segment "Claude Lelouch")
Age at release: 51
Alan Rickman as (segment "John Boorman")
Age at release: 49
Stephen Rea as (segment "John Boorman")
Age at release: 49
Liam Neeson as (segment "John Boorman")
Age at release: 43
Lena Olin as (segment "Lasse Hallström")
Age at release: 40
Nathalie Richard as Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")
Age at release: 32
Pascal Duquenne as (segment "Jaco Van Dormael")
Age at release: 25
Romane Bohringer as (segment "Claude Miller")
Age at release: 22
Jeff Alperi as Policeman (segment "David Lynch")
Age at release: Unknown

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Max von Sydow as Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")
Age at release: 66
Otto Sander as Cassiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Age at release: 54
Isabelle Huppert as Narrator (segment Abbas Kiarostami) (voice)
Age at release: 42
Aidan Quinn as (segment "John Boorman")
Age at release: 36