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.
All labels observed (1)
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| Statues Also Die canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statues Also Die Context triple: [Chris Marker, notableWork, Statues Also Die]
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A.
De statua
De statua is a 15th-century theoretical treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that analyzes the principles of proportion, measurement, and representation in sculpture.
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B.
Art of Dying
"Art of Dying" is a spiritually themed rock song by George Harrison, featured on his acclaimed 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass.
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C.
Masses for the Dead
Masses for the Dead are Catholic liturgical celebrations offered for the repose of the souls of the deceased, with specific prayers, readings, and rites focused on mourning and intercession.
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D.
Back from the Dead
Back from the Dead is a breakout drill mixtape by Chicago rapper Chief Keef that helped propel him to mainstream recognition in the early 2010s.
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E.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statues Also Die Target entity description: 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.
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A.
De statua
De statua is a 15th-century theoretical treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that analyzes the principles of proportion, measurement, and representation in sculpture.
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B.
Art of Dying
"Art of Dying" is a spiritually themed rock song by George Harrison, featured on his acclaimed 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass.
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C.
Masses for the Dead
Masses for the Dead are Catholic liturgical celebrations offered for the repose of the souls of the deceased, with specific prayers, readings, and rites focused on mourning and intercession.
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D.
Back from the Dead
Back from the Dead is a breakout drill mixtape by Chicago rapper Chief Keef that helped propel him to mainstream recognition in the early 2010s.
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E.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Prix Jean Vigo ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| bannedIn | France ⓘ |
| banPeriod | partially banned in France for several years after release ⓘ |
| banReason | critique of French colonialism ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ghislain Cloquet ⓘ |
| coDirector |
Alain Resnais
ⓘ
Chris Marker ⓘ Ghislain Cloquet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes | exoticization of African cultures ⓘ |
| director |
Alain Resnais
ⓘ
Chris Marker ⓘ Ghislain Cloquet ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
French New Wave
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| narrationBy | voice-over narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Chris Marker and Alain Resnais
ⓘ
early cinematic critique of colonialism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les statues meurent aussi ⓘ |
| partOf | French New Wave context ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Présence Africaine ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| writer |
Alain Resnais
ⓘ
Chris Marker ⓘ |
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