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      Lumiere and Company

      Released Mar 29, 1996 1 hr. 28 min. Documentary List
      100% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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      Stephen C I love this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent tribute to cinema! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member The short film Lumiere by Lynch is well done and weird as usual accompagnied with a strong soundtrack. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The 40 brief films are often wonderful, and always revealing in the way they show professional directors working on what amounts to a haiku. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 4, 2005 Full Review Martin Scribbs Mixed Reviews Even the gamest of viewers will want to indulge her nostalgia judiciously, to avoid getting sour on the narcissism of the exercise. Mar 27, 2004 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Uneven, but interesting experiment Rated: 3/5 Aug 21, 2002 Full Review Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies A really interesting idea. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 28, 2002 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      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
      Executive Producer
      Anne Andreu
      Distributor
      Fox Lorber
      Production Co
      Arte, Cinétévé, Canal+, La Sept-Arte, Eurimages
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 29, 1996, Original
      Sound Mix
      Mono
      Aspect Ratio
      35mm