Statues Also Die

Name: Statues Also Die
Released: 1953-05-01
Rating: 6.904

6.9/10 (52)

·1953· 30 min

Director: Chris Marker

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.

Cast

Jean Négroni

Narrator (voice)

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

Sugar Ray Robinson

Self (archive footage)

In brief

Statues Also Die (1953) is a documentary film. With an average rating of 6.9/10 from 52 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 30min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Statues Also Die runs 30 minutes (30min).

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Statues Also Die has an average rating of 6.9/10 based on 52 viewer votes on TMDB.

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Statues Also Die was released in 1953.