Statues Also Die

6.7
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 30 min
  • Premiere: 1953. May 1.

Short documentary commissioned by the magazine Présence Africaine. From the question "Why is the African in the anthropology museum while Greek or Egyptian art are in the Louvre?", the directors expose and criticize the lack of consideration for African art. The film was censored in France for eight years because of its anti-colonial perspective.

Discover

Jean Négroni

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Ghislain Cloquet

Cinematography

Charles Ratton

Creative Consultant

Directing

Chris Marker

Director

Alain Resnais

Director

Editing

Sound

Guy Bernard

Original Music Composer

René Louge

Sound Engineer

André Hodeir

Conductor

Writing