City of Contrasts 1969
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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.
- Released: 1969-01-01
- Runtime: 22 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Djibril Diop Mambéty, Inge Hirschnitz
- Director: Inge Hirschnitz, Dovidis, Djimbo Kouyaté, Georges Bracher, Djibril Diop Mambéty
