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Equator (1983)

Equator (1983)

Drama Romance Thriller
Release Date: 1983, August 17
Directors: Serge Gainsbourg
Countries: France, Gabon
Production: Gaumont International Television, Gaumont, Corso Productions, TF1 Films Production, Etat Gabonais
Cast: Francis Huster, Franck-Olivier Bonnet, Barbara Sukowa, Jean Bouise, Roland Blanche, Murray Gronwall, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Julien Guiomar, François Dyrek, Stéphane Bouy

Overview:

Although based on a novel by Georges Simenon, director (and songwriter) Serge Gainsbourg has superimposed several dark emotions and a subtle brutality over the weak plot about a man's trip to Africa and his unfortunate passion for a murderess whose amorality sends the disillusioned fellow back to Europe. Sometimes described as frustrating and self-centered, reactions to this film swing across a broad spectrum of complaints -- not the least might be whether or not Gainsbourg is using a clichéd and stereotypical view of "dark Africa" to convey what he sees in his characters.

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based on novel or book