Statues Also Die (1953)

Status: Released
Original Language: French
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Production: Tadié Cinéma, Présence Africaine
Production Countries: France
Spoken Languages: French

Name: Statues Also Die
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1953-05-01
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 6.693
Cast: Jean Négroni

May 01, 1953 Documentary 0h 30m

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User Score

7.5/10

Overview

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.