Lest We Forget
1991 · Dominique Dante · 112 min
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.
Emmanuelle BéartSelf (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")
Youssou N'DourSelf (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")
Jane BirkinSelf - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")
Sami FreySelf (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")
Henri Cartier-BressonSelf - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")Gérald ThomassinSelf (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")
Charlotte GainsbourgSelf (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela")
Carole BouquetSelf (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")
Adolf HitlerSelf (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edgar MorinSelf - Narrator (segment "Pour 'Ali Muhammad al-Qajiji, Lybie")
Philippe NoiretSelf (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale")
Isabelle HuppertSelf (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde")
Haroun TazieffSelf (segment "Pour Mulugetta Mosissa, Éthiopie")Mulugetta MosissaSelf (segment "Pour Mulugetta Mosissa, Éthiopie")
Anny DupereySelf (segment "Pour Ghassan Najjar, Syrie")
