City of Contrasts (1969)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | wo |
| Popularity | 2.982 |
Directed By
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Crew
Inge Hirschnitz
Dovidis
Djimbo Kouyaté
Georges Bracher
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Marino Rio
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Jean-Bernard Bonis
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