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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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 17, 1983
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- Gabon, France
- Production
- Gaumont,TF1 Films Production,Gaumont International Television,Corso Productions,Etat Gabonais
- Cast
- Jean Bouise,Franck-Olivier Bonnet,Francis Huster,Barbara Sukowa,Julien Guiomar,François Dyrek,Murray Gronwall,Stéphane Bouy,Reinhard Kolldehoff,Roland Blanche
- Director
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Producer
- Alain Poiré,Charles Mensah
- Cinematography
- Willy Kurant
- Music
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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