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.
Movie tag line: "Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors"
Production companies:
Character: Policeman (segment "David Lynch")
Character: (segment "Claude Miller")
Character: Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Character: (segment "Claude Lelouch")
Character: (segment "John Boorman")
Character: (segment "John Boorman")
Character: (segment "John Boorman")
Character: (segment "Liv Ullman")
Character: (segment "Lasse Hallström")
Character: (segment "Jaco Van Dormael")
Character: Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")
Character: (segment "John Boorman")
Character: (segment "John Boorman")
Character: Narrator (segment Abbas Kiarostami) (voice)
Character: Cassiel (segment "Wim Wenders")