As part of the Alain Resnais Retrospective, Metropolis Cinema will be screening Resnais' essay film "Statues Also Die".
Synopsis: The film exhibits a series of sculptures, masks and other traditional art from Sub-Saharan Africa. The images are frequently set to music and cut to the music's pace. The narrator focuses on the emotional qualities of the objects, and discusses the perception of African sculptures from a historical and contemporary European perspective. Only occasionally does the film provide the geographical origin, time period or other contextual information about the objects. The idea of a dead statue is explained as a statue which has lost its original significance and become reduced to a museum object, similarly to a dead person who can be found in history books. Interweaved with the objects are a few scenes of Africans performing traditional music and dances, as well as the death of a disemboweled gorilla.
Entrance fee: 6,000 LL
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Part of the Alain Resnais Retrospective at Metropolis Cinema Metropolis Empire Sofil Centre Sofil Achrafieh Tel.: +9611204080
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