Directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty Screenplay by Djibril Diop Mambéty Cinematography Georges Bracher Director Djibril Diop Mambéty Music director Djimbo Kouyaté | Produced by Kankourama Music by Djimbo Kouyaté Initial release 1968 Screenplay Djibril Diop Mambéty Producer Kankourama | |
Starring Inge Hirschnitz, Djibril Diop Mambéty Cast Djibril Diop Mambéty, Inge Hirschnitz Similar Badou Boy, Le Franc, The Little Girl Who Sold the, Touki Bouki, Hyènes | ||
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
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