Equator

3.4
19831h 25m

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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Cast

Photo of Reinhard Kolldehoff

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Eugene Schneider

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François Dyrek

Superintendent

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Jean Bouise

Public Prosecutor

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Roland Blanche

One-Eyed Man

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Stéphane Bouy

The Pedlar

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Franck-Olivier Bonnet

The Man from Lyon

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