this be a conceptually intriguing project represent 40 film director from around the world each make a 50 some second film with a restored lumière cinématographe . intersperse among the short film be footage of them make the film as well a interview with the filmmaker . one thing i find surprising be how inarticulate many of them be in respond to such essential question a why they film and or whether film be mortal . overall and the added material outside of the 40 film be interesting and add further layer to the project . i have be especially interested in the early history of motion picture and have spend much time with the lumière brother film while thus and this project become more rewarding for me . i suggest watch this after see the lumière brother first film and with narration by bertrand taverneir . the medium have advance severalfold in the 100 year between today and when the lumière brother contribute to the invention of cinéma . one of the great advance of the cinématographe be it light weight provide mobility . first and the lumière company exploit this added mobility with the subject of their film and with the actuality film and by take their camera across the world . it appropriate that this project consist of an international array of filmmaker and a the lumière brother be responsible for introduce motion picture and cinéma to much of the world via their ( or rather their assistant ) travel the world . the next step the lumière company take in exploit this mobility be with camera movement . one of the company filmmaker and alexandre promio and be and apparently and responsible for much of this innovation . these film consist of panorama or fix the camera to a move object ( i. e. a boat ) . in his hiroshima short and hugh hudson hold the camera a shaky cam effect end with overexpose the film by point the camera towards the sun and which be more movement than the lumière brother have envision . when limited to the technology of the cinématographe and however and many of the modern filmmaker film demonstrate little to no advancement in film grammar or insight into the medium . one of them be an updated remake while others be like something the lumière brother might have film . you can take that a a poor mark upon those modern director and or a further good mark for the lumière and or both . yet and there be exception in this project and such a hudson short . some of the director do use the benefit of 100 year of hindsight to expand upon those first film . several of the film be clever in their self reference and be interest tribute to the lumière brother and film . gabriel axel track shot of the art and claude lelouch rotate kiss with a background progression of a history of camera technology film it be two of the more outstanding in this way . helma sander tribute to louis cochet show the orchestration of lighting of a stage waterfall fountain . it show both the beauty and limitation of the relic camera end with the light turn towards the camera . peter greenaway also play with the lighting and exposure of the film in one of the few multi shot film in the series . a he say and film be a great arena for him to play with image and text . the consensus favourite and the short film by david lynch and be also one of the most original in the program . it also contain multiple shot ( and even the continuity transition be creative and include flame and a though the negative catch fire ) . lynch also provide one of the more agreeable interview and relate that film be a magical medium that make you dream . additionally and i think the final film be appropriately place . it by theo angelopoulos and who in athens and film a scene from homer odyssey . with a title card and ulysses ponders represent i be lose . in which foreign country have i land . it clarify and elaborate upon a few of the other short film that have people star into the camera ( which hark back to 100 year ago when people weren not familiar with movie camera ) . ulysses have land in the foreign land of film .