Sonic space in Djibril Diop Mambety's films / Vlad Dima.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dima, Vlad, author.

Series:

African expressive cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diop Mambéty, Djibril, 1945-1998--Criticism and interpretation.

Diop Mambéty, Djibril.

Diop Mambéty, Djibril, 1945-1998.

Sound in motion pictures.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

ix, 232 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2017]

Summary:

The art of Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambety's cinema lies in the tension created between the visual narrative and the aural narrative. His work has been considered hugely influential, and his films bridge Western practices of filmmaking and oral traditions from West Africa. Mambety's film Touki Bouki is considered one of the foundational works of African cinema. Vlad Dima proposes a new reading of Mambety's entire filmography from the perspective of sound. Following recent analytical patterns in film studies that challenge the primacy of the visual, Dima claims that Mambety uses voices, noise, and silence as narrative tools that generate their own stories and sonic spaces. By turning an ear to cinema, Dima pushes African aesthetics to the foreground of artistic creativity and focuses on the critical importance of sound in world cinema.

Contents:

Introduction: aural contexts

Aural space and the sonic rack focus in Touki Bouki

Flaneur, geography, and camera-flaneur in Badou boy and Contras' city

Trauma and zombie narratives in Hyenes

Voice(s) in Le franc and La petite vendeuse de soleil

Gallery of film stills

Conclusion: current contexts and legacies.

Notes:

In filmography.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Dima, Vlad author. Sonic space in Djibril Diop Mambety's films

ISBN:

9780253024213

0253024218

9780253024268

0253024269

OCLC:

949750341