Lumière and Company (Lumière et Compagnie) 28 years old

Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors

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.

Credits

Isabelle Huppert as Voice

Liam Neeson as Himself

Alan Rickman as Himself

Sylvia Miles as

Lena Olin as

Bruno Ganz as

Lumière and Company Cast

Name	Character
Isabelle Huppert She was 41, now 71 years old	as Voice
Liam Neeson He was 42, now 72 years old	as Himself
Alan Rickman He was 48, 69 years old when he died	as Himself
Sylvia Miles She was 70, 94 years old when she died
Lena Olin She was 39, now 69 years old
Bruno Ganz He was 53, 77 years old when he died
Aidan Quinn He was 35, now 65 years old	as Himself
Sven Nykvist He was 72, 83 years old when he died	as Himself
Otto Sander He was 53, 72 years old when he died
Nathalie Richard She was 31, now 61 years old
Stephen Rea He was 48, now 78 years old	as Himself
Neil Jordan He was 44, now 74 years old	as Himself
Jürgen Jürges He was 54, now 83 years old
Ticky Holgado He was 50, 59 years old when he died
Romane Bohringer She was 21, now 51 years old
Pascal Duquenne He was 24, now 54 years old
Jeffe Alperi

Lumière and Company Crew

Name	Department
Alain Corneau as Director. He was 51 (67) years old when He died	Directing
Merzak Allouache as Director. He was 50 (now 80) years old	Directing
Zhang Yimou as Director. He was 44 (now 74) years old	Directing
Vicente Aranda as Director. He was 68 (89) years old when He died	Directing
Wim Wenders as Director. He was 49 (now 79) years old	Directing
David Lynch as Director. He was 48 (now 78) years old	Directing
Michael Haneke as Director. He was 52 (now 82) years old	Directing
Yoshishige Yoshida as Director. He was 61 (now 91) years old	Directing
Theo Angelopoulos as Director. He was 59 (76) years old when He died	Directing
Abbas Kiarostami as Director. He was 54 (76) years old when He died	Directing
James Ivory as Director. He was 66 (now 96) years old	Directing
Ismail Merchant as Director. He was 58 (68) years old when He died	Directing
Liv Ullmann as Director. She was 56 (now 85) years old	Directing
Helma Sanders-Brahms as Director. She was 54 (73) years old when She died	Directing
Raymond Depardon as Director. He was 52 (now 82) years old	Directing
Hugh Hudson as Director. He was 58 (now 88) years old	Directing
Andrei Konchalovsky as Director. He was 57 (now 87) years old	Directing
Cédric Klapisch as Director. He was 33 (now 63) years old	Directing
Claude Miller as Director. He was 52 (70) years old when He died	Directing
John Boorman as Director. He was 61 (now 91) years old	Directing
Idrissa Ouedraogo as Director. He was 10 (34) years old when He died	Directing
Gabriel Axel as Director. He was 76 (95) years old when He died	Directing
Costa-Gavras as Director. He was 61 (now 91) years old	Directing
Régis Wargnier as Director. He was 46 (now 76) years old	Directing
Peter Greenaway as Director. He was 52 (now 82) years old	Directing
Francis Girod as Director. He was 50 (62) years old when He died	Directing
Fernando Trueba as Director. He was 39 (now 69) years old	Directing
Bigas Luna as Director. He was 48 (67) years old when He died	Directing
Patrice Leconte as Director. He was 47 (now 77) years old	Directing
Jerry Schatzberg as Director. He was 67 (now 97) years old	Directing
Jaco Van Dormael as Director. He was 37 (now 67) years old	Directing
Lucian Pintilie as Director. He was 61 (now 91) years old	Directing
Philippe Poulet as Screenplay.	Writing
Gaston Kaboré as Director. He was 44 (now 73) years old	Directing

Lumière and Company (28 years)

Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors

Release day: Wednesday, December 20, 1995
Runtime: 88 minutes