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Lest We Forget (1991)
Directed by Patrice Chéreau, Philippe Muyl, Chantal Akerman, René Allio, Denis Amar, Jean Becker, Jane Birkin, Jean-Michel Carré, Alain Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Dominique Dante, Claire Denis, Raymond Depardon, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Jacques Doillon, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Bernard Giraudeau, Francis Girod, Jean-Luc Godard, Romain Goupil, Jean-Loup Hubert, Robert Kramer, Patrice Leconte, Anne-Marie Miéville, Sarah Moon, Michel Piccoli, Alain Resnais, Coline Serreau, Bertrand Tavernier, Nadine Trintignant, Martine Franck
Documentary, Drama · 1h 52m
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.
Cast
Emmanuelle Béart
Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")
Youssou N'Dour
Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")
Jane Birkin
Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")
Sami Frey
Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela")
Carole Bouquet
Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")
Adolf Hitler
Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edgar Morin
Self - Narrator (segment "Pour 'Ali Muhammad al-Qajiji, Lybie")
Philippe Noiret
Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale")
Isabelle Huppert
Self (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde")
Crew
- Director
- Patrice Chéreau, Philippe Muyl, Chantal Akerman, René Allio, Denis Amar, Jean Becker, Jane Birkin, Jean-Michel Carré, Alain Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Dominique Dante, Claire Denis, Raymond Depardon, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Jacques Doillon, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Bernard Giraudeau, Francis Girod, Jean-Luc Godard, Romain Goupil, Jean-Loup Hubert, Robert Kramer, Patrice Leconte, Anne-Marie Miéville, Sarah Moon, Michel Piccoli, Alain Resnais, Coline Serreau, Bertrand Tavernier, Nadine Trintignant, Martine Franck
- Writer
- Michel Grisolia, Edgar Morin
Details
- Original title
- Contre l’oubli
- Release date
- 1991-12-11
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, Spanish, French, English
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Amnesty International, Les Films du Paradoxe