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Statues also Die

Statues also Die (1953)7.6 /10

(Banned) (FR) · France · French · 30 min · Mar 30, 2014 · More  
Written by:  Chris Marker

Storyline:  Commissioned by Présence Africaine, this 1953 short documentary questions why African art is displayed as ethnographic relics while European antiquities are revered as fine art. Critiquing colonial attitudes and institutional bias, it was banned in France for eight years due to its political stance on race and empire.

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