Statues Also Die
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- | '''Les Statues meurent aussi''' (Eng: Statues also Die) is a short subject [[documentary film]] by [[Chris Marker]] and [[Alain Resnais]] released in [[1953]]. Its theme was that [[Western civilization]] is responsible for the decline of [[black art]] by way of [[cultural appropriation]]. The film was seen at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], it won the [[Prix Jean Vigo]] in [[1954]] but was banned shortly afterwards by the French censor. | + | '''''Les Statues meurent aussi''''' (Eng: Statues also Die) is a short subject [[documentary film]] by [[Chris Marker]] and [[Alain Resnais]] released in [[1953]] and financed by the [[anticolonial]] organisation [[Présence africaine]]. Its theme was that [[Western civilization]] is responsible for the decline of [[black art]] due to [[cultural appropriation]] by [[colonial museum]] and [[ethnographic]] collections. The film was seen at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], it won the [[Prix Jean Vigo]] in [[1954]] but was [[banned films|banned]] shortly afterwards for more than 10 years by the [[French censor]]. |
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Les Statues meurent aussi (Eng: Statues also Die) is a short subject documentary film by Chris Marker and Alain Resnais released in 1953 and financed by the anticolonial organisation Présence africaine. Its theme was that Western civilization is responsible for the decline of black art due to cultural appropriation by colonial museum and ethnographic collections. The film was seen at the Cannes Film Festival, it won the Prix Jean Vigo in 1954 but was banned shortly afterwards for more than 10 years by the French censor.
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- Réalisateur : Alain Resnais et Chris Marker
- Tourné en France
- Format : Noir et Blanc
- Durée : 30 minutes
- Titre Américain : Statues also Die
- Scénario : Chris Marker
- Compositeur : Guy Bernard
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