01 Jan 2000
Strandgut
The oppressing life of a father and his son with a tragic ending and what can happen if a dream suddenly comes true.
Lumière & Company
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.
Top Billed Cast
Jeff Alperi Policeman (segment "David Lynch")
Romane Bohringer (segment "Claude Miller")
Bruno Ganz Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Ticky Holgado (segment "Claude Lelouch")
Alan Rickman (segment "John Boorman")
Liam Neeson (segment "John Boorman")
Stephen Rea (segment "John Boorman")
Lena Olin (segment "Lasse Hallström")
Pascal Duquenne (segment "Jaco Van Dormael")
Nathalie Richard Ninon (segment "Jacques Rivette")
Aidan Quinn (segment "John Boorman")
Isabelle Huppert Narrator (segment Abbas Kiarostami) (voice)
Otto Sander Cassiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
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