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Lumière & Company

1995 · 88 min

A patchwork of fleeting, often playful cinematic sketches that invites quiet reflection on the art of seeing.

Directed by: Alain Corneau, John Boorman
Genres: Drama, Documentary
Starring: Jeff Alperi, Romane Bohringer, Bruno Ganz

Tagline: Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Alain Corneau, John Boorman
Genres: Drama, Documentary
Starring: Jeff Alperi, Romane Bohringer, Bruno Ganz

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
memory
identity
death
technology
Places: big city
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
documentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, documentary
Directed by: Alain Corneau, John Boorman, Vicente Aranda, Lasse Hallström
Starring: Jeff Alperi, Romane Bohringer, Bruno Ganz, Ticky Holgado, Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea, Sven Nykvist
Cinematography: Frédéric LeClair, Sarah Moon
Runtime: 88 min
Country: France, Denmark, Spain, Sweden
Languages: English, Greek, Danish, Mandarin, Norwegian, Persian, French, Swedish, Japanese

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