

“Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors”
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.
Released
Lumière et Compagnie
1995-12-20
Mandarin, Danish, French, Greek, English, Japanese, Norwegian, Persian, Swedish
(segment "John Boorman")