LumiÈre and Company

Alternative title

LumiÈre y CompaÑia

Synopsis

To commenorate the centenary of the Lumière brothers’ first ‘motion picture’, David Lynch, Spike Lee, Wim Wenders, Zhang Yimou, John Boorman, Arthur Penn, Peter Greenaway, Claude LeLouch, Luis Costa Gavras, James Ivory and other international film-makers each created one-minute film using the restored 1985 Cinématographe camera.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Lumière Brothers first movie, 40 leading directors from around the world were invited to each produce a 50-second short film using a restored 1985 Cinématographie camera. Each director shot one continuous take, with no synchronised sound or artificial lighting. The shorts are interspersed with clips of the directors answering questions such as ‘why do you make films?' and ‘is cinema mortal?'.

Language

English

Country

Sweden

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 88 min.

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale; 2001 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

Subjects

Media studies

Keywords

early cinema; film directors; short films; silent films

Credits

Director

Andrei Konchalovsky; Arthur Penn; Bigas Luna; Claude Lelouch; Costa Gavras; David Lynch; Fernando Trueba; Hugh Hudson; Jacques Rivette; John Boorman; Liv Ullmann; Patrice Leconte; Peter Greenaway; Sarah Moon; Spike Lee; Wim Wendes; Zhang Yimou

Producer

Angel Amigo; Fabienne Servan-Schreiber; Neal Edelstein; Soren StÊrmose

Distributor

Name

Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment

Email

publicity@momentumpictures.co.uk

Web

http://www.momentumpictures.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7391 6900

Fax

020 7383 0404

Address

Second Floor
184-192 Drummond Street
London
NW1 3HP