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Lumiere and Company

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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Auguste and Louis Lumiere's first moving film, Romane Bohringer sought out fellow filmmakers, requesting that they shoot short movies on cameras similar to the one used by the French brothers. Among those who said yes were Spike Lee, Arthur Penn and Wim Wenders. Combining scenes from the Lumieres' first films with footage from the contemporary directors using the old equipment, the documentary shows just how much film-making has evolved in a century.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
The 40 brief films are often wonderful, and always revealing in the way they show professional directors working on what amounts to a haiku. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/04/2005
3/5
Martin Scribbs Mixed Reviews 03/27/2004
Even the gamest of viewers will want to indulge her nostalgia judiciously, to avoid getting sour on the narcissism of the exercise. Go to Full Review
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 08/21/2002
3/5
Uneven, but interesting experiment Go to Full Review
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies 02/28/2002
3.5/5
A really interesting idea. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 01/01/2000
3/5
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02/25/2014 If David Lynch has any part in making a movie in anyway shape or form don't bother watching it. ALL OF HIS FILMS are total crap and a waste of time. He must of paid off all the critics to get high ratings on his films. See more 02/18/2013 Excellent tribute to cinema! See more 08/21/2012 An absorbing, honorific documentary to the brothers Lumière and one of the most magnificent achievements in history, The Cinematographer. 40 of the most beloved directors of the world together in one work, including some of the most influential quotes from Michael Haneke and the obviously disturbing, astonish work from David Lynch, beatifully crafted and plenty of style from every short. But is sometimes very tedious. See more 05/06/2012 A bunch of short films, 52 seconds each, shot with the legendary Lumiere brothers' camera by famous and not-so-famous contemporary directors. In spite of a wonderful idea, it's been poorly realised when all the comments by different artists are messed into one inedible puree, shorts are not clearly defined as such, interviews with the directors lack structure and style. Overall, the homage to the Lumieres badly composed, directed and edited, which itself is a crime. See more 03/30/2012 The short film Lumiere by Lynch is well done and weird as usual accompagnied with a strong soundtrack. See more 03/30/2012 Excellently vivid and eerie David Lynch short film. The imagery and the music will stick with you and leave you feeling uneasy. Just like the best of Lynch's work See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Auguste and Louis Lumiere's first moving film, Romane Bohringer sought out fellow filmmakers, requesting that they shoot short movies on cameras similar to the one used by the French brothers. Among those who said yes were Spike Lee, Arthur Penn and Wim Wenders. Combining scenes from the Lumieres' first films with footage from the contemporary directors using the old equipment, the documentary shows just how much film-making has evolved in a century.
Director
Merzak Allouache, Theodoros Angelopoulos, Vicente Aranda, Gabriel Axel, Bigas Luna
Producer
Neal Edelstein, Fabienne Servan-Schreiber
Distributor
Fox Lorber
Production Co
La Sept-Arte, Arte, Eurimages, Canal+, Cinétévé
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 29, 1996, Original
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm