Lest We Forget

Name: Lest We Forget
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 1991
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Emmanuelle Béart, Youssou N'Dour, Jane Birkin, Sami Frey, Henri Cartier-Bresson

Documentary Drama

7.0·1991·1h 52m

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Cast

Emmanuelle Béart

as Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")

Youssou N'Dour

as Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")

Jane Birkin

as Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")

Sami Frey

as Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")

Henri Cartier-Bresson

as Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")

Gérald Thomassin

as Self (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")

Charlotte Gainsbourg

as Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela")

Carole Bouquet

as Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")

Adolf Hitler

Movie Info & Details

Release Year1991

Runtime1h 52m

LanguageArabic

CertificationNR

GenresDocumentary, Drama

Votes3

DirectorPatrice Chéreau, Philippe Muyl, Chantal Akerman, René Allio, Denis Amar, Jean Becker, Jane Birkin, Jean-Michel Carré, Alain Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Dominique Dante, Claire Denis, Raymond Depardon, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Jacques Doillon, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Bernard Giraudeau, Francis Girod, Jean-Luc Godard, Romain Goupil, Jean-Loup Hubert, Robert Kramer, Patrice Leconte, Anne-Marie Miéville, Sarah Moon, Michel Piccoli, Alain Resnais, Coline Serreau, Bertrand Tavernier, Nadine Trintignant, Martine Franck

WritersMichel Grisolia, Edgar Morin

TypeFeature Film

Rating7.0 out of 10

Cast10 credited

Also Known AsLest We Forget

About Lest We Forget

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 Patrice Chéreau, Philippe Muyl, Chantal Akerman, René Allio, Denis Amar, Jean Becker, Jane Birkin, Jean-Michel Carré, Alain Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Dominique Dante, Claire Denis, Raymond Depardon, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Jacques Doillon, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Bernard Giraudeau, Francis Girod, Jean-Luc Godard, Romain Goupil, Jean-Loup Hubert, Robert Kramer, Patrice Leconte, Anne-Marie Miéville, Sarah Moon, Michel Piccoli, Alain Resnais, Coline Serreau, Bertrand Tavernier, Nadine Trintignant, Martine Franck, Lest We Forget leans on a strong ensemble — Emmanuelle Béart, Youssou N'Dour, Jane Birkin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1991.