Statues Also Die (1953)
Les statues meurent aussi
Overview
Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and museum contexts. Beginning with the question of why African works are confined to ethnographic displays while Greek or Egyptian art is celebrated, the film became a landmark of anti-colonial cinema and was banned in France for eight years.
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What is Statues Also Die about?
Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and museum contexts. Beginning with the question of why African works are confined to ethnographic displays while Greek or Egyptian art is celebrated, the film became a landmark of anti-colonial cinema and was banned in France for eight years. Statues Also Die is a Documentary movie, released on 1953-05-01, runtime 30 minutes.
Is Statues Also Die worth watching?
TMDB users rate Statues Also Die 6.9 out of 10 from 52 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Ghislain Cloquet
Cast
- Jean Négroni as Narrator (voice)
- François Mitterrand as Self (archive footage)
- Pope Pius XII as Self (archive footage)
- Sugar Ray Robinson as Self (archive footage)
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