Contras'city Explained

Contras'city
Director:Djibril Diop Mambéty
Producer:Kankourama
Starring:Inge Hirschnitz, Djibril Diop Mambéty
Runtime:15 minutes
Country:Senegal
Screenplay:Djibril Diop Mambéty
Cinematography:Georges Bracher
Editing:Jean-Bernard Bonis, Marino Rio
Music:Djimbo Kouyaté

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.

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

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References

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