Statues Also Die

Statues Also Die (1953)

Les statues meurent aussi

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.

Date of release
1953-05-01
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (52)
Runtime
30m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Ghislain Cloquet

Casting

Recommended