Statues Also Die
📅 5/1/1953⏱️ 30 minutes★6.9/10
Statues Also Die
📅 5/1/1953⏱️ 30 minutes★6.9/10
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.
Release Date
May 1, 1953
Runtime
30 minutes
Rating
★6.9/10(49 votes)
Status
Released
Genres
Documentary
Cast
Content Source
Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB).
