Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget (1991)

Contre l’oubli

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.

Date of release
1991-12-11
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Director
Dominique Dante, Bernard Giraudeau, René Allio, Jacques Doillon, Jane Birkin, Raymond Depardon, Bertrand Tavernier, Nadine Trintignant, Jacques Deray, Denis Amar, Costa-Gavras, Coline Serreau, Sarah Moon, Jean Becker, Jean-Michel Carré, Claire Denis, Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville, Philippe Muyl, Alain Corneau, Michel Piccoli, Alain Resnais, Jean-Loup Hubert, Robert Kramer, Michel Deville, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Francis Girod, Patrice Leconte, Patrice Chéreau, Chantal Akerman, Romain Goupil, Martine Franck

Casting

  • 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")
  • Gérald Thomassin — Self (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")
  • 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")

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