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Statues Also Die

Statues Also Die

6.9 Rating
30 min 1953

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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Status

Released

Budget

Unknown

Revenue

Unknown

Original Language

FR

Production Companies

Tadié CinémaPrésence Africaine

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