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City of Contrasts

City of Contrasts

1969 22min WO

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.

director: Djibril Diop Mambéty

cast: Djibril Diop Mambéty, Inge Hirschnitz

external: IMDb

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Djibril Diop Mambéty

Djibril Diop Mambéty

Inge Hirschnitz

Inge Hirschnitz

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