Lest We Forget

1991 1h 52m FR

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: René Allio
Writers: Michel Grisolia, Edgar Morin
Languages: Arabic, Spanish, French, English
Countries: France

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, Spanish, French, English.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Emmanuelle Béart and Youssou N'Dour and Jane Birkin carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0101613 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

René Allio directs. Produced in France. Dialogue in Arabic, Spanish, French, English.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, Spanish, French, English.
3Emmanuelle Béart and Youssou N'Dour and Jane Birkin carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0101613 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.