Lumière and Company

1995 · Directed by Claude Miller · 88 min · anthology film, documentary film

★ 6.4/10 · 74 ratings on TMDB

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.