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Mandabi (1968)

Directed by Ousmane Sembène · Cinematography by Paul Soulignac

92 min35 frames

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Mandabi (1968) movie still: medium — A light blue wooden partition separates a customer from an official at a counter. Three individuals stand near…Mandabi (1968) movie still: medium — A small indoor photo studio features a green fabric backdrop and framed portraits on walls. A photographer…Mandabi (1968) movie still: medium — A light green room features mid-century furniture and a patterned chessboard coffee table. Three people are…Mandabi (1968) movie still: medium — An outdoor space featuring a textured stone block wall in the bright sun. A man in a yellow robe sits…Mandabi (1968) movie still: medium — An outdoor train platform with a metal roof and large advertisement-covered concrete walls. Two men stand…Mandabi (1968) movie still: medium — Two men are seated on a straw mat inside a room with wood paneling. They are eating bread from a tray alongside…Mandabi (1968) movie still: wide — A group of men sit on a woven mat in front of a turquoise wooden shack. They drink tea together in the late…Mandabi (1968) movie still: medium — A small room containing stacked crates of glass bottles is lit by daylight. Two men stand facing each other…Mandabi (1968) movie still: wide — A glass door with a geometric textured pattern sits within a metal frame. Sunlight transmits through the glass…Mandabi (1968) movie still: closeup — A man sleeps on a bed with a patterned geometric fabric covering. The close shot captures the upper body of…Mandabi (1968) movie still: medium — A cluttered shop interior features shelves stocked with various packaged goods and containers. A man interacts…Mandabi (1968) movie still: fullbody — A dusty road in a residential area with a white sedan parked. A person walks past the car carrying a…Mandabi (1968) movie still: fullbody — A small room features vertical wooden slat walls and a straw-matted floor. A man in a blue kaftan and red fez…Mandabi (1968) movie still: medium — A street corner features a parked vintage Volkswagen sedan near a concrete wall structure. A woman stands…Mandabi (1968) movie still: medium — Three men in traditional West African robes sit on the sandy ground beside a wall. Other figures walk along a…Mandabi (1968) movie still: wide — The Eiffel Tower rises prominently in the center of a hazy, bright daytime frame. The view is partially obscured…
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What is Mandabi about?

A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.

Where can you watch Mandabi?

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What does the cinematography of Mandabi look like?

Sampled across 35 frames, the coverage of Mandabi leans heavily on medium shots. Cinematographer Paul Soulignac keeps almost all of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — most of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Mandabi?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mandabi (1968) are #352f2d, #f9f7f2, #ebe7d1, #ceb189, #d4d3cb, #51493b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #ceb189
  • #d4d3cb
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