Contras'city

Contras'city
Directed byDjibril Diop Mambéty
Screenplay byDjibril Diop Mambéty
Produced byKankourama
StarringInge Hirschnitz, Djibril Diop Mambéty
CinematographyGeorges Bracher
Edited byJean-Bernard Bonis, Marino Rio
Music byDjimbo Kouyaté
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
Running time
15 minutes
CountrySenegal

Contras'city is a Senegalese 1968 short documentary film.

Synopsis

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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.

According to one scholar, the title and content of the film suggest "the socio-cultural dichotomies often present in African urban centers."[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pfaff, Françoise (2008). "Dakar in Djibril Diop Mambety's "Contras' City"". CLA Journal. 52 (2): 170–186. ISSN 0007-8549.
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