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Lumière and Company

August 19, 2023

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 Lumière brothers.[1][2]

Lumière and Company
Directed bySeveral (see Directors)
Written bySeveral
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)

The shorts were edited in-camera and constrained by three rules:[3]

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

Directors

Summary

  1. Patrice Leconte: A recreation of L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat 100 years later at the same station.
  2. Gabriel Axel: The evolution of the arts is shown, culminating in cinema. Then, two men shoot each other in a duel.
  3. Claude Miller: A girl is repeatedly pushed off a scale by others, before a man picks her up and puts her on his shoulders before getting on the scale.
  4. Jacques Rivette: A girl plays hopscotch while a woman roller-skates. The roller-skating woman collides with a man reading a newspaper.
  5. Michael Haneke: Various shots of TV news on March 19, 1995, exactly 100 years after the filming of L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat.
  6. Fernando Trueba: Felix Romero, A conscientious objector who has refused to partake in Spanish military service, departs from a prison in Zaragoza.
  7. Merzak Allouache: A couple walk through a park and notice the camera. They both examine it before the man shoves the woman out of the way.
  8. Raymond Depardon: Children use a ladder to put a hat on top of a large statue.
  9. Wim Wenders: Two men examine a cityscape.
  10. Jaco Van Dormael: A smiling couple kiss.
  11. Nadine Trintignant: Tourists wander around the courtyard of the Louvre.
  12. Régis Wargnier: A man in a park walks toward the camera. Voiceover recollects a scene from a film.
  13. Hugh Hudson: Japanese schoolchildren in Hiroshima visit a monument. Audio from news reports of the bombing of Hiroshima plays.
  14. Zhang Yimou: A man plays a traditional Chinese bowed musical instrument while a woman dances. They switch from their traditional clothing to punk fashion and the man plays a guitar while the woman thrashes her head.
  15. Liv Ullmann: Cinematographer Sven Nykvist operates his camera.
  16. Vicente Aranda: A victory parade drives through the street.
  17. Lucian Pintilie: People climb into a helicopter. The helicopter lifts off.
  18. John Boorman: Behind-the-scenes of the filming of Michael Collins.
  19. Claude Lelouch: A couple embraces as various camera crews move around them.
  20. Abbas Kiarostami: An egg fries on a skillet. A voicemail plays.
  21. Lasse Hallström: A woman with a baby waves at a passing train.
  22. Costa-Gavras: Various young adults gather around to look at the camera.
  23. Yoshishige Yoshida: Alternates between a shot of Yoshida with the camera and a destroyed building in Hiroshima while the sound of an explosion is heard.
  24. Idrissa Ouedraogo: A man goes for a swim in a river before being scared off by another man wearing a mask.
  25. Gaston Kaboré: Outside of a cinema, a group of friends with a camera discover a truck full of filmstrips.
  26. Youssef Chahine: Two men film the Pyramids of Giza. Another man runs up the them and destroys their camera before storming off.
  27. Helma Sanders-Brahms: A tribute to Louis Cochet - a man directs lighting equipment next to a waterfall.
  28. Francis Girod: A large image of a television displaying a director in his chair is painted over with white paint.
  29. Cédric Klapisch: A man and a woman attempt to act out a scene where they embrace.
  30. Alain Corneau: A woman dances as her clothes rapidly change colors.
  31. Merchant & Ivory: People wander the city streets of Paris.
  32. Jerry Schatzberg: A garbage worker puts trash in the back of his truck. A woman gets into an argument with him when she doesn't want to give up her trash.
  33. Spike Lee: Footage of his newly-born daughter, Satchel Lee.
  34. Andrei Konchalovsky: In a natural landscape, the carcass of an animal slowly decays.
  35. Peter Greenaway: Various images, including the Lumière brothers, various years, a nude man sitting in a chair
  36. Bigas Luna: A nude woman sitting in a field nurses a baby.
  37. Arthur Penn: A man tied to a bed screams out. In the bunk above him is a pregnant woman.
  38. David Lynch: Police discover a murder victim and inform the family.
  39. Theo Angelopoulos: Homer wakes up on a rocky seashore. In his attempts to figure out where he is, he stares down the camera.

References

  1. ^ Wheeler W. Dixon (28 February 2000). The Second Century of Cinema: The Past and Future of the Moving Image. SUNY Press. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-0-7914-4516-7.
  2. ^ Negar Mottahedeh (24 October 2008). Displaced Allegories: Post-Revolutionary Iranian Cinema. Duke University Press. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-0-8223-8119-8.
  3. ^ Cynthia Fuchs (2002). Spike Lee: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-1-57806-470-0.

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Lumiere and Company original title Lumiere 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 Cinematographe camera invented by the Lumiere brothers 1 2 Lumiere and CompanyDirected bySeveral see Directors Written bySeveralRelease date1995 1995 The shorts were edited in camera and constrained by three rules 3 A short may be no longer than 52 seconds No synchronized sound No more than three takesContents 1 Directors 2 Summary 3 References 4 External linksDirectors EditMerzak Allouache Gabriel Axel Vicente Aranda Theo Angelopoulos Bigas Luna John Boorman Youssef Chahine Alain Corneau Costa Gavras Raymond Depardon Francis Girod Peter Greenaway Lasse Hallstrom starring Lena Olin Michael Haneke Hugh Hudson Gaston Kabore Abbas Kiarostami Cedric Klapisch Andrei Konchalovsky Patrice Leconte Spike Lee Claude Lelouch David Lynch Merchant amp Ivory music by Richard Robbins Claude Miller Sarah Moon Idrissa Ouedraogo Arthur Penn Lucian Pintilie Jacques Rivette starring Nathalie Richard Helma Sanders Brahms Jerry Schatzberg Nadine Trintignant Fernando Trueba Liv Ullmann starring Sven Nykvist Yoshishige Yoshida Jaco Van Dormael starring Pascal Duquenne Regis Wargnier Wim Wenders Zhang YimouSummary EditPatrice Leconte A recreation of L Arrivee d un train en gare de La Ciotat 100 years later at the same station Gabriel Axel The evolution of the arts is shown culminating in cinema Then two men shoot each other in a duel Claude Miller A girl is repeatedly pushed off a scale by others before a man picks her up and puts her on his shoulders before getting on the scale Jacques Rivette A girl plays hopscotch while a woman roller skates The roller skating woman collides with a man reading a newspaper Michael Haneke Various shots of TV news on March 19 1995 exactly 100 years after the filming of L Arrivee d un train en gare de La Ciotat Fernando Trueba Felix Romero A conscientious objector who has refused to partake in Spanish military service departs from a prison in Zaragoza Merzak Allouache A couple walk through a park and notice the camera They both examine it before the man shoves the woman out of the way Raymond Depardon Children use a ladder to put a hat on top of a large statue Wim Wenders Two men examine a cityscape Jaco Van Dormael A smiling couple kiss Nadine Trintignant Tourists wander around the courtyard of the Louvre Regis Wargnier A man in a park walks toward the camera Voiceover recollects a scene from a film Hugh Hudson Japanese schoolchildren in Hiroshima visit a monument Audio from news reports of the bombing of Hiroshima plays Zhang Yimou A man plays a traditional Chinese bowed musical instrument while a woman dances They switch from their traditional clothing to punk fashion and the man plays a guitar while the woman thrashes her head Liv Ullmann Cinematographer Sven Nykvist operates his camera Vicente Aranda A victory parade drives through the street Lucian Pintilie People climb into a helicopter The helicopter lifts off John Boorman Behind the scenes of the filming of Michael Collins Claude Lelouch A couple embraces as various camera crews move around them Abbas Kiarostami An egg fries on a skillet A voicemail plays Lasse Hallstrom A woman with a baby waves at a passing train Costa Gavras Various young adults gather around to look at the camera Yoshishige Yoshida Alternates between a shot of Yoshida with the camera and a destroyed building in Hiroshima while the sound of an explosion is heard Idrissa Ouedraogo A man goes for a swim in a river before being scared off by another man wearing a mask Gaston Kabore Outside of a cinema a group of friends with a camera discover a truck full of filmstrips Youssef Chahine Two men film the Pyramids of Giza Another man runs up the them and destroys their camera before storming off Helma Sanders Brahms A tribute to Louis Cochet a man directs lighting equipment next to a waterfall Francis Girod A large image of a television displaying a director in his chair is painted over with white paint Cedric Klapisch A man and a woman attempt to act out a scene where they embrace Alain Corneau A woman dances as her clothes rapidly change colors Merchant amp Ivory People wander the city streets of Paris Jerry Schatzberg A garbage worker puts trash in the back of his truck A woman gets into an argument with him when she doesn t want to give up her trash Spike Lee Footage of his newly born daughter Satchel Lee Andrei Konchalovsky In a natural landscape the carcass of an animal slowly decays Peter Greenaway Various images including the Lumiere brothers various years a nude man sitting in a chair Bigas Luna A nude woman sitting in a field nurses a baby Arthur Penn A man tied to a bed screams out In the bunk above him is a pregnant woman David Lynch Police discover a murder victim and inform the family Theo Angelopoulos Homer wakes up on a rocky seashore In his attempts to figure out where he is he stares down the camera References Edit Wheeler W Dixon 28 February 2000 The Second Century of Cinema The Past and Future of the Moving Image SUNY Press pp 98 ISBN 978 0 7914 4516 7 Negar Mottahedeh 24 October 2008 Displaced Allegories Post Revolutionary Iranian Cinema Duke University Press pp 109 ISBN 978 0 8223 8119 8 Cynthia Fuchs 2002 Spike Lee Interviews Univ Press of Mississippi pp 26 ISBN 978 1 57806 470 0 External links EditLumiere and Company at IMDb Lumiere and Company at Rotten Tomatoes This short film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lumiere and Company amp oldid 1167651534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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