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.
Policeman (segment "David Lynch")
Jeff Alperi
(segment "Claude Miller")
Romane Bohringer
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Bruno Ganz
(segment "Claude Lelouch")
Ticky Holgado
(segment "John Boorman")
Alan Rickman
(segment "John Boorman")
Liam Neeson
(segment "John Boorman")
Stephen Rea
(segment "Liv Ullman")
Sven Nykvist
(segment "Lasse Hallström")
Lena Olin
(segment "Jaco Van Dormael")
Pascal Duquenne
Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")
Nathalie Richard
(segment "John Boorman")
Neil Jordan
(segment "John Boorman")
Aidan Quinn
Narrator (segment Abbas Kiarostami) (voice)
Isabelle Huppert
Cassiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Otto Sander