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Statues Also Die
Statues Also Die
Documentary 05/01/1953

Statues Also Die (1953)

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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.

Chris Marker

Director

Alain Resnais

Director

Chris Marker

Writer