Lest We Forget(1991)
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.
Directed by 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
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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")
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")
Haroun Tazieff
Self (segment "Pour Mulugetta Mosissa, Éthiopie")
Mulugetta Mosissa
Self (segment "Pour Mulugetta Mosissa, Éthiopie")
Anny Duperey
Self (segment "Pour Ghassan Najjar, Syrie")
Alexandre Minkowski
Self (segment "Pour Abraham Serfaty, Maroc")
André Rousselet
Self (segment "Pour Thomas Wainggai, Indonésie")
Bruno Masure
Self (segment "Pour Stanza Bopape, Afrique du Sud")
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Lest We Forget was released in 1991.
How long is Lest We Forget?+
Lest We Forget runs for 112 minutes (1 hour and 52 minutes).
Who directed Lest We Forget?+
Lest We Forget was directed by 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 and Martine Franck.
Who stars in Lest We Forget?+
Lest We Forget stars Emmanuelle Béart, Youssou N'Dour, Jane Birkin, Sami Frey and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
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