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Statues Also Die (1953)

5.33

/ 10

3 User Ratings

30m

Running Time

May 1, 1953
Release Date

7.5

Statues Also Die (1953)

Name: Statues Also Die
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1953-05-01
Rating: 5.33

5.33

/ 10

3 User Ratings

30m

Running Time

May 1, 1953
Release Date

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Plot.

Short documentary commissioned by the magazine Présence Africaine. From the question "Why is the African in the anthropology museum while Greek or Egyptian art are in the Louvre?", the directors expose and criticize the lack of consideration for African art. The film was censored in France for eight years because of its anti-colonial perspective.

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Cast & Crew.

Jean Négroni

Narrator (voice)

Chris Marker

Director / Writer

Alain Resnais

Director / Editor

François Mitterrand

Self

Ghislain Cloquet

Director / Cinematography

Guy Bernard

Original Music Composer

Pope Pius XII

Self

René Louge

Sound Engineer

Charles Ratton

Creative Consultant

Sugar Ray Robinson

Self

André Hodeir

Conductor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
May 1, 1953

Original Name
Les statues meurent aussi

Status
Released

Running Time
30m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

africa

politics

anthropology

racism

art

colonialism

african art

Wiki.

Statues Also Die (French: Les statues meurent aussi) is a 1953 French essay film directed by Alain Resnais, Chris Marker, and Ghislain Cloquet about historical African art and the effects colonialism has had on how it is perceived. The film won the 1954 Prix Jean Vigo. Because of its criticism of colonialism, the second half of the film was banned in France until the 1960s.