Lumière & Company
1995, French. Directed by John Boorman & Michael Haneke & Costa-Gavras & Wim Wenders & Raymond Depardon & David Lynch & Lasse Hallström & Cédric Klapisch & Claude Lelouch & Alain Corneau & Francis Girod & Spike Lee & Vicente Aranda & Abbas Kiarostami & Theo Angelopoulos & Yoshishige Yoshida & Fernando Trueba & Hugh Hudson & Helma Sanders-Brahms & Zhang Yimou & Ismail Merchant & Sarah Moon & Arthur Penn & Bigas Luna & Nadine Trintignant & Jerry Schatzberg & Merzak Allouache & Andrei Konchalovsky & Claude Miller & Gaston Kaboré & Jaco Van Dormael & Gabriel Axel & Jacques Rivette & Idrissa Ouedraogo & James Ivory & Patrice Leconte & Peter Greenaway & Liv Ullmann & Régis Wargnier & Youssef Chahine & Lucian Pintilie.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
- Check local
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Popcorn Flick
Fun if you don’t overthink it.
6.4/10 from 73 TMDB viewer ratings.
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Cast & crew
- John BoormanDirector
- Michael HanekeDirector
- Costa-GavrasDirector
- Wim WendersDirector
- Raymond DepardonDirector
- David LynchDirector
- Lasse HallströmDirector
- Cédric KlapischDirector
- Claude LelouchDirector
- Alain CorneauDirector
- Francis GirodDirector
- Spike LeeDirector
- Vicente ArandaDirector
- Abbas KiarostamiDirector
- Theo AngelopoulosDirector
- Yoshishige YoshidaDirector
- Fernando TruebaDirector
- Hugh HudsonDirector
- Helma Sanders-BrahmsDirector
- Zhang YimouDirector
- Ismail MerchantDirector
- Sarah MoonDirector
- Arthur PennDirector
- Bigas LunaDirector
- Nadine TrintignantDirector
- Jerry SchatzbergDirector
- Merzak AllouacheDirector
- Andrei KonchalovskyDirector
- Claude MillerDirector
- Gaston KaboréDirector
- Jaco Van DormaelDirector
- Gabriel AxelDirector
- Jacques RivetteDirector
- Idrissa OuedraogoDirector
- James IvoryDirector
- Patrice LeconteDirector
- Peter GreenawayDirector
- Liv UllmannDirector
- Régis WargnierDirector
- Youssef ChahineDirector
- Lucian PintilieDirector
- Jeff AlperiPoliceman (segment "David Lynch")
- Romane Bohringer(segment "Claude Miller")
- Bruno GanzDamiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
- Ticky Holgado(segment "Claude Lelouch")
- Alan Rickman(segment "John Boorman")
- Liam Neeson(segment "John Boorman")
- Stephen Rea(segment "John Boorman")
- Sven Nykvist(segment "Liv Ullman")
- Lena Olin(segment "Lasse Hallström")
- Pascal Duquenne(segment "Jaco Van Dormael")
- Nathalie RichardNinon (segment "Jacques Rivette")
- Neil Jordan(segment "John Boorman")
Details
- Released
- 20 December 1995
- Original title
- Lumière et Compagnie
- Country
- France, Denmark, Spain, Sweden
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Lumière & Company: quick answers
Is Lumière & Company worth watching?
Our verdict is Popcorn Flick: Fun if you don’t overthink it. It scores 6.4/10 from 73 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is Lumière & Company?
Lumière & Company runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
Does Lumière & Company have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is Lumière & Company on?
Lumière & Company isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 December 1995. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Lumière & Company?
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Who directed Lumière & Company?
Lumière & Company (1995) was directed by John Boorman and Michael Haneke and Costa-Gavras and Wim Wenders and Raymond Depardon and David Lynch and Lasse Hallström and Cédric Klapisch and Claude Lelouch and Alain Corneau and Francis Girod and Spike Lee and Vicente Aranda and Abbas Kiarostami and Theo Angelopoulos and Yoshishige Yoshida and Fernando Trueba and Hugh Hudson and Helma Sanders-Brahms and Zhang Yimou and Ismail Merchant and Sarah Moon and Arthur Penn and Bigas Luna and Nadine Trintignant and Jerry Schatzberg and Merzak Allouache and Andrei Konchalovsky and Claude Miller and Gaston Kaboré and Jaco Van Dormael and Gabriel Axel and Jacques Rivette and Idrissa Ouedraogo and James Ivory and Patrice Leconte and Peter Greenaway and Liv Ullmann and Régis Wargnier and Youssef Chahine and Lucian Pintilie and stars Jeff Alperi, Romane Bohringer, Bruno Ganz.