Lest We Forget
1991 · 1h 52m · N/A
Documentary, Drama
Directed by
Patrice Chéreau
,
Philippe Muyl
,
Chantal Akerman
,
René Allio
,
Denis Amar
,
Jean Becker
,
Jane Birkin
,
Bertrand Blier
,
Jean-Michel Carré
,
Alain Corneau
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Lest We Forget
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Patrice Chéreau Director
- Philippe Muyl Director
- Chantal Akerman Director
- René Allio Director
- Denis Amar Director
- Jean Becker Director
- Jane Birkin Director
- Bertrand Blier Director
- Jean-Michel Carré Director
- Alain Corneau Director
- Paul Amar as Lui-même
- Emmanuelle Béart as Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")
- Robert Badinter as Lui-même
- Youssou N'Dour as Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")
- Guy Bedos as Lui-même
- Jane Birkin as Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")
- Sami Frey as Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")
- Carole Bouquet as Elle-même
- Henri Cartier-Bresson Cast
- Gérald Thomassin Cast
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