For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador

1991 4 min ⭐ 7.0/10 2 votes

Overview

Commissioned by Amnesty International for its TV program Ecrire contre l’oubli (Write Against Oblivion), Akerman’s contribution in the form of a poem is dedicated to Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, an El Salvadorian trade unionist and mother of three, murdered by the US-backed junta. Deneuve emerges from the calm of a Parisian night to deliver a heartfelt plea for remembrance of Febe Elisabeth’s too short life. Sonia Wieder-Atherton’s cello weeps appropriately.

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France

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French fr

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Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Crew

Chantal Akerman

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