Statues Also Die
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Statues Also Die is a 1953 French essay film co-directed by Chris Marker that critically examines the effects of colonialism on African art and culture.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Prix Jean Vigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| bannedIn | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| banPeriod | partially banned in France for several years after release ⓘ |
| banReason | critique of French colonialism ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ghislain Cloquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDirector |
Alain Resnais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Marker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghislain Cloquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes | exoticization of African cultures ⓘ |
| director |
Alain Resnais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Marker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghislain Cloquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | 16 mm film print ⓘ |
| examines |
Western museums’ treatment of African objects
ⓘ
transformation of ritual objects into art commodities ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
essay film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
postcolonial film theory
ⓘ
scholarship on visual anthropology ⓘ |
| movement | Left Bank film movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationBy | voice-over narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Chris Marker and Alain Resnais
ⓘ
early cinematic critique of colonialism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les statues meurent aussi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French New Wave context ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Présence Africaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| subject |
African art
ⓘ
colonialism ⓘ cultural imperialism ⓘ decolonization of art ⓘ museum practices ⓘ |
| theme |
commodification of culture
ⓘ
effects of colonialism on African art ⓘ loss of spiritual meaning in art objects ⓘ racism in representation ⓘ |
| title | Statues Also Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Alain Resnais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Marker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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