Reviews of Lumière et Compagnie (1995) and related work

Lumière et Compagnie (1995Moving picture, 88 minutes)

Compilation celebrating the centennial anniversary of the Lumière brothers’ first film. A number of directors each contributed with a film shot using a Lumière cinématographe, one 17-metre reel (52 seconds) per take for no more than three takes, no synchronized sound; most use only shot. One contributor paints onto the film, as did the brothers themselves (Danse serpentine), and a few utilize “simple” in-camera editing. Forcing people to be spontaneous didn’t seem to work.

moving picture non-fiction

“Abbas Kiarostami” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

moving picture entry fiction

“Alain Corneau” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Andrej Končalovskij” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Arthur Penn” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Bigas Luna” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Claude Miller” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Constantin Costa-Gravas” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Cédric Klapisch” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“David Lynch” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

David Lynch (director).

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“Fernando Trueba” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Gabriel Axel” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Helma Sanders-Brahms” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Idrissa Ouedraogo” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Jaco van Dormael” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

Sweeter than any Hollywood happy ending.

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“Jacques Rivette” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Jerry Schatzberg” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Lasse Hallström” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Liv Ullman” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Merzak Allouache” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Michael Haneke” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Nadine Marquand Trintignant” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Patrice Leconte” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

Score.

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“Peter Greenaway” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

Peter Greenaway (writer-director).

moving picture entry fiction

“Raymond Depardon” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Régis Wargnier” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Spike Lee” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Theo Anghelopoulos” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

Good first half!

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“Wim Wenders” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Yoshida Kiju” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Yusuf Shahin” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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“Zhang Yimou” (1995Moving picture, ca. 1 minute)

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