Statues Also Die
7.5
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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Cast
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Jean Négroni
Narrator (voice)
Known for
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François Mitterrand
Self (archive footage)
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Pope Pius XII
Self (archive footage)
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Known for
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Chris Marker Director · Alain Resnais Director Ghislain Cloquet Director
First release May 1, 1953 · Produced in France · Production Présence Africaine
Production
Tadié Cinéma
Production
Présence Africaine
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Les statues meurent aussi
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 1, 1953
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
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