Equator

(1983)

★ 4.1 IMDb · 9 votes

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Romance

Year: 1983

Runtime: 85 мин

Country: Gabon, France

Director: Сергей Гинзбург

Cast: Франсис Юстер, Barbara Sukowa, Reinhard Kolldehoff, François Dyrek, Jean Bouise, Жюльен Гийомар, Ролан Бланш, Murray Gronwall, Stéphane Bouy, Франк-Оливье Бонне

Plot

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.