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For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador (1991)

For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador (1991)

Release Date: 1991, February 19
Directors: Chantal Akerman
Countries: France

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.