Statues Also Die
Les statues meurent aussi1953
- Chris Marker,Alain Resnais,Ghislain Cloquet
- 30m
- May 1, 1953 · France
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 1, 1953
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Tadié Cinéma,Présence Africaine
- Writer
- Chris Marker
- Music
- Guy Bernard
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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