Lumière & Company

1995 · directed by Abbas Kiarostami

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

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.

Lumière & Company (1995), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jeff Alperi
• Romane Bohringer
• Bruno Ganz
• Ticky Holgado
• Alan Rickman
• Liam Neeson
• Stephen Rea
• Sven Nykvist
• Lena Olin
• Pascal Duquenne

Crew

• Didier Ferry — Director of Photography
• Frédéric LeClair — Director of Photography
• Jean-Yves Le Mener — Director of Photography
• Philippe Poulet — Director of Photography
• Sarah Moon — Director of Photography
• Sven Nykvist — Director of Photography
• Roger Ikhlef — Editor
• Timothy Miller — Editor

More from Abbas Kiarostami

1. Close-Up (1990) — 96/100 · hit
2. Taste of Cherry (1997) — 93/100 · hit
3. Where Is The Friend's House? (1987) — 88/100 · hit
4. And Life Goes On (1992) — 87/100 · hit
5. Through the Olive Trees (1994) — 81/100 · hit
6. The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) — 80/100 · hit

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