Statues Also Die (1953)

Original title

Les statues meurent aussi

Directed by

Alain Resnais, Chris Marker

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

30 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary examines historical African art and how colonialism changed the way it is viewed. It reflects on the objects themselves and the political forces that shaped their reception.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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