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Lumière and Company (1995)

★ 6.9Not Rated88 minDirector: David Lynch

1995 Danish film

Lumière and Company (original title: Lumière et compagnie) is a 1995 anthology film made in collaboration between forty-one international film directors. The project consists of short films made by each of the filmmakers using the original Cinématographe camera invented by the Auguste and Louis Lumière.

The shorts were edited in-camera and constrained by three rules:

  1. A short may be no longer than 52 seconds
  2. No synchronized sound
  3. No more than three takes

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Lumière and Company about?
Lumière and Company (1995) — In 1995, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the invention of the Cinématographe, the first motion-picture camera that served also as a projector, forty international film directors were asked to each make a short film, following a specific set of limitations. Using the origi
Is Lumière and Company based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
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Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.