Equator (1983)
Directors
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
Francis Huster
Barbara Sukowa
Reinhard Kolldehoff
François Dyrek
Jean Bouise
Julien Guiomar
Roland Blanche
Murray Gronwall
Stéphane Bouy
Franck-Olivier Bonnet
Crew
Serge Gainsbourg
Willy Kurant
Serge Gainsbourg
Alain Poiré
Charles Mensah
Babeth Si Ramdane
Gérard Lamps
Jonathan Liebling
Serge Gainsbourg
Michel Brethez
Georges Simenon
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.
