Equator (1983)
Directors
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EquatorÉquateur
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.
Cast
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Francis Huster
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Barbara Sukowa
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Reinhard Kolldehoff
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Jean Bouise
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Julien Guiomar
Crew
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Georges Simenon
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Serge Gainsbourg
Novel-based crime drama about naive Timar, who goes to Gabon, French Equatorial Africa in the 1950s with dreams of making fortune. He’s seduced by Adele, a shady owner of a local hotel, Libreville, who uses him to commit murder.