Statues Also Die

Statues Also Die

1953
30m
6.8

6.8/10

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Documentary
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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Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Tadié Cinéma Présence Africaine
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

politics africa anthropology racism art colonialism african art

Quick Facts

Original Title Les statues meurent aussi
Release Date May 1, 1953
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0046365

Cast

Jean Négroni
Jean Négroni

Narrator (voice)

François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson

Self (archive footage)

Key Crew

Chris Marker
Director
Alain Resnais
Director
Ghislain Cloquet
Director
Chris Marker
Writer