For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador

Name: For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador
Director: Chantal Akerman
Released: 1991-02-19
Duration: 4 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Catherine Deneuve

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For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador

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1991-02-19

For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador

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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Catherine Deneuve