Contras'city
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| Contras'city | |
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| Directed by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Produced by | Kankourama |
| Screenplay by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Starring | Inge Hirschnitz, Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Music by | Djimbo Kouyaté |
| Cinematography | Georges Bracher |
| Editing by | Jean-Bernard Bonis, Marino Rio |
| Release dates | 1968 |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Country | Senegal |
Contras'city is a Senegalese 1968 short documentary film.
Synopsis
A fictional documentary that portrays the city of Dakar, Senegal, as we hear the conversation between a Senegalese man (the director, Djibril Diop Mambéty) and a French woman, Inge Hirschnitz. As we travel through the city in a picturesque horse-drawn wagon, we chaotically rush into this and that popular neighborhood of the capital, discovering contrast after contrast: A small African community waiting at the Church's door, Muslims praying on the sidewalk, the Rococo architecture of the Government buildings, the modest stores of the craftsmen near the main market.
References
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)
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