Basic Info
Release: May 01, 1953
Runtime: 30 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.8/10 (45 votes)
Status: Released
Statues Also Die
1953
30 min
⭐ 6.8/10
45 votes
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- France
Spoken Languages
- French fr
Cast
Jean Négroni
Narrator (voice)
François Mitterrand
Self (archive footage)
Pope Pius XII
Self (archive footage)
Sugar Ray Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Chris Marker
Director
Alain Resnais
Director
Ghislain Cloquet
Director
Ghislain Cloquet
Cinematography
Chris Marker
Writer
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