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  • Lest We Forget (1991)
  • 110 min | Drama
Lest We Forget (1991)
110 min | Drama

Contre l'Oubli (Against Oblivion) is 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 ...See moreContre l'Oubli (Against Oblivion) is 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. Written by Archie Moore See less
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Directors
Chantal Akerman (segments: Pour Febe Elisabeth Velásquez, El Salvador) | René Allio (segments: Pour Vythialingam Skandarajah, Royaume Uni) | Denis Amar (segments: Pour Dalton Prejean, USA) | Jean Becker (segments: Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée équatoriale) & 27 more
Writers
Michel Grisolia (text) (segments: Pour Archana Guha, Inde) | Edgar Morin (text) (segments: Pour 'Ali Muhammad al-Qajiji, Lybie)
Composer
Laurent Voulzy (segments: Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud, Soudan)
Cinematographer
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Updated Dec 11, 1991

Release date
Dec 11, 1991 (France)

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Cast

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32 cast members
Name Known for
Paul Amar
Self (segment "Pour Wang Xizhe, Chine") Self (segment "Pour Wang Xizhe, Chine")   See fewer
Robert Badinter
Self (segment "Pour Kim Song-Man, Corée du Sud") Self (segment "Pour Kim Song-Man, Corée du Sud")   See fewer
Guy Bedos
Self (segment "Pour Alexandre Goldovitch, URSS") Self (segment "Pour Alexandre Goldovitch, URSS")   See fewer
Jane Birkin
Self (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines") (voice) Self (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines") (voice)   See fewer
Carole Bouquet
Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")   See fewer
Emmanuelle Béart
Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam") Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")   See fewer
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Self (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie") (voice) Self (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie") (voice)   See fewer
Claude Cheysson
Self (segment "Pour Abd al-Ra'uf Ghabin, Israël") Self (segment "Pour Abd al-Ra'uf Ghabin, Israël")   See fewer
Catherine Deneuve
Self (segment "Pour Febe Elisabeth Velásquez, El Salvador") Self (segment "Pour Febe Elisabeth Velásquez, El Salvador")   See fewer
Alex Descas
Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA") Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")   See fewer
Anny Duperey
Self (segment "Pour Ghassan Najjar, Syrie") Self (segment "Pour Ghassan Najjar, Syrie")   See fewer
Sami Frey
Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie") Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")   See fewer
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela") Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela")   See fewer
Anouk Grinberg
Self (segment "Pour Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar") Self (segment "Pour Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar")   See fewer
Henri Grouès
Self (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA") (as Abbé Pierre) Self (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA") (as Abbé Pierre)   See fewer
Jacques Higelin
Self (segment "Pour Vera Chirwa, Malawi") Self (segment "Pour Vera Chirwa, Malawi")   See fewer
Isabelle Huppert
Self (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde") Self (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde")   See fewer
François Jacob
Self (segment "Pour Esteban González González, Cuba") Self (segment "Pour Esteban González González, Cuba")   See fewer
Bruno Masure
Self (segment "Pour Stanza Bopape, Afrique du Sud") Self (segment "Pour Stanza Bopape, Afrique du Sud")   See fewer
Alexandre Minkowski
Self (segment "Pour Abraham Serfaty, Maroc") Self (segment "Pour Abraham Serfaty, Maroc")   See fewer
Youssou N'Dour
Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria") (as Youssou Ndour) Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria") (as Youssou Ndour)   See fewer
Philippe Noiret
Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée équatoriale") Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée équatoriale")   See fewer
Michel Piccoli
Self (segment "Pour Nasrin Rasooli, Iran) Self (segment "Pour Nasrin Rasooli, Iran)   See fewer
Hubert Reeves
Self (segment "Pour Fidel Intusca Fernandez, Pérou") Self (segment "Pour Fidel Intusca Fernandez, Pérou")   See fewer
André Rousselet
Self (segment "Pour Thomas Wainggai, Indonésie") Self (segment "Pour Thomas Wainggai, Indonésie")   See fewer
Saï Saï
Self (segment "Pour Kim Song-Man, Corée du Sud") Self (segment "Pour Kim Song-Man, Corée du Sud")   See fewer
M.C. Solaar
Self (segment "Pour Kim Song-Man, Corée du Sud") (as MC Solaar) Self (segment "Pour Kim Song-Man, Corée du Sud") (as MC Solaar)   See fewer
Alain Souchon
Self (segment "Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud, Soudan") Self (segment "Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud, Soudan")   See fewer
Bernard Stasi
Self (segment "Pour Vythialingam Skandarajah, Royaume Uni") Self (segment "Pour Vythialingam Skandarajah, Royaume Uni")   See fewer
Haroun Tazieff
Self (segment "Pour Mulugetta Mosissa, Éthiopie") Self (segment "Pour Mulugetta Mosissa, Éthiopie")   See fewer
Gérald Thomassin
Self (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala") Self (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")   See fewer
Marie Trintignant
Self (segment "Pour José Ramón Garciá Gómez, Mexique") Self (segment "Pour José Ramón Garciá Gómez, Mexique")   See fewer
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