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.
Director(s)
Chris Marker
Alain Resnais
Ghislain Cloquet
Statues Also Die FAQs
The directors of Statues Also Die are Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, and Ghislain Cloquet.
The cast of Statues Also Die includes François Mitterrand as Self (archive footage), Jean Négroni as Narrator (voice), Pope Pius XII as Self (archive footage), and Sugar Ray Robinson as Self (archive footage).
The duration of Statues Also Die is 30 mins.
Statues Also Die was released on 01 May 1953.
Statues Also Die is listed under Documentary on Fanbiz.
