Statues Also Die
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.
Year: 1953
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Tadié Cinéma, Présence Africaine
Director: Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Ghislain Cloquet
Cast: Jean Négroni, François Mitterrand, Pope Pius XII, Sugar Ray Robinson
Crew: Chris Marker (Director), Alain Resnais (Director), Ghislain Cloquet (Director), Alain Resnais (Editor), Ghislain Cloquet (Cinematography), Chris Marker (Writer)
Runtime: 30 minutes
Release: May 01, 1953
IMDb: 6.80/10 by 47 users
Popularity: 0
Country: France
Language: Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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