Statues Also Die

1953 · directed by Alain Resnais

Rating
72/100
Hit
no

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.

Statues Also Die (1953), directed by Alain Resnais, rates 72/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Jean Négroni
  • François Mitterrand
  • Pope Pius XII
  • Sugar Ray Robinson

Crew

  • Alain Resnais — Editor
  • Guy Bernard — Original Music Composer
  • Chris Marker — Writer

More from Alain Resnais

  1. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) — 85/100 · hit
  2. Night and Fog (1956) — 84/100 · short, not counted
  3. Last Year at Marienbad (1961) — 82/100 · hit
  4. My American Uncle (1980) — 78/100
  5. Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime (1968) — 77/100
  6. The War Is Over (1966) — 76/100

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