Lest We Forget
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Synopsis
A compilation of 30 French filmmakers, Alain Resnais and Jean Luc Godard among them, who use film to make a plea on behalf of a political prisoner. Jean Luc Godard and Anne Marie Mieville's film concerns the plight of Thomas Wanggai, West Papuan activist who has since died in prison. The short films were commissioned by Amnesty International.
Details
- René Allio, Denis Amar, Patrice Chéreau, Chantal Akerman, Philippe Muyl, Dominique Dante, Anne-Marie Miéville, Michel Deville, Jean Becker, Costa-Gavras, Coline Serreau, Alain Corneau, Raymond Depardon, Bernard Giraudeau, Robert Kramer, Claire Denis, Jean-Luc Godard, Bertrand Tavernier, Jean-Michel Carré, Jean-Loup Hubert, Jacques Deray, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Patrice Leconte, Jane Birkin, Romain Goupil, Nadine Trintignant, Jacques Doillon, Michel Piccoli, Alain Resnais, Francis Girod, Sarah Moon, Martine Franck
- December 11, 1991
- Released
- France
- Amnesty International
- 1h 52m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Emmanuelle BéartSelf (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam") -
Youssou N'DourSelf (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria") -
Jane BirkinSelf - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines") -
Sami FreySelf (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie") -
Henri Cartier-BressonSelf - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie") -
Gérald ThomassinSelf (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")
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Charlotte GainsbourgSelf (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela") -
Carole BouquetSelf (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") -
Adolf HitlerSelf (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Edgar MorinSelf - Narrator (segment "Pour 'Ali Muhammad al-Qajiji, Lybie") -
Philippe NoiretSelf (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale") -
Isabelle HuppertSelf (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde")
