Statues Also Die

Name: Statues Also Die
Released: 1953-05-01
Rating: 6.9

1953

Trailer

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.

Release Date

1953-05-01

Status

Released

Original Title

Les statues meurent aussi

Runtime

30 min

Original Language

FR

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Tadié Cinéma, Présence Africaine

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.

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