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Release DateDecember 20, 1995

Runtime1h 28m

StatusReleased

ProductionCinétévé, La Sept-Arte + 2 more

LanguagesEnglish, Greek, Danish, Mandarin, Norwegian, Persian, French, Swedish, Japanese

6.3

71 votes

Popularity1

Lumière & Company

"Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors"

Drama Documentary

Synopsis

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.