Statues Also Die
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: French
📆 Date Released: 1953-05-01
⌚ Running Time: 30 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Jean Négroni original image
Narrator (voice)
Jean Négroni
François Mitterrand original image
Self (archive footage)
François Mitterrand
Pope Pius XII original image
Self (archive footage)
Pope Pius XII
Sugar Ray Robinson original image
Self (archive footage)
Sugar Ray Robinson

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