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
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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