EVEN STATUES DIE
(Les statues meurent aussi)
A film by Alain Resnais and Chris Marker
France 1950Ð53
16mm, b/w, 22 min.
In French
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Format: avi (divx) | Size: 244mb
This collaborative film, banned for more than a decade by French censors as an attack on French colonialism (and now available only in shortened form), is a deeply felt study of African art and the decline it underwent as a result of its contact with Western civilization. Marker’s characteristically witty and thoughtful commentary is combined with images of a stark formal beauty in this passionate outcry against the fate of an art that was once integral to communal life but became debased as it fell victim to the demands of another culture.
Production Credits
Chris Marker - Screenwriter, Director
Alain Resnais - Director
Guy Bernard - Composer (Music Score)
Ghislain Cloquet - Cinematographer
Anyone want to post some subtitles? My american education has cursed me to be monolingual.
Comment by Cabalist — put January 28, 2006 @ 9:26 am
To my knowledge there is none online. I’ll post it here when/if found.
Comment by Dr Grey — put January 28, 2006 @ 9:41 am
Thank you.
Comment by Cabalist — put January 28, 2006 @ 10:53 am
Thank you for this excellent documentary, Dr Grey.
Comment by Bridau — put January 29, 2006 @ 6:47 pm
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Pingback by anthillz » Blog Archive » links for 2006-01-30 — put January 31, 2006 @ 5:52 am
utorrent shows 0 seeders for several hours, would anyone be so kind to seed it ? Thanks in advance
Comment by merula — put January 31, 2007 @ 12:17 pm
I’ll give a try. Just let me time
Comment by hospodar — put February 23, 2007 @ 10:43 pm
I am dying to get my hands on this short, unfortunately utorrent shows 0 seeders. Could someone (re)seed it please. Thank you very much.
Comment by T — put May 26, 2007 @ 9:39 pm
http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/3328325/statues-meurent-aussi-les-en
Comment by bobolitro — put March 18, 2009 @ 8:55 pm
The subtitles referenced above are generally good, but have several minor but obvious mistakes in them. The texts to Marker’s films (many have voice-overs) were collected, along with other bits of writings and photos, in a two volume set called Commentaires I and II, published by Editions Du Seuil in 1961. There’s a copy on Abebooks for a mere $1032.04, plus shipping. I had a xeroxed copy at one time, though it is now believed lost. Helas. Someone with access to a very good university library might find a copy.
Comment by mrzero — put August 2, 2009 @ 10:32 pm