The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
An African physician returns home after studying medicine in Paris. He marries and settles down to life in the bucolic splendor of his native land. When he has a confrontation with a white plantation owner, the white man sees red and casts a spell on the African doctor. Although he realizes the curse is an ancient tribal superstition, he still is plagued by the ghost of his late first wife. The black doctor and the white man are assimilated into cultures in which neither of them were born in this vexing jungle tale.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert DarèneDirector
- Georges de La GrandièreWriter
- Pierre TristanWriter
- Alain BouvetteWriter
- Philippe MoryWriter
- Christine GarnierWriter
- Marc BoureauWriter
- Robert DarèneWriter
- Jean ServaisWriter
- Camille SauvageOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marina VladyIsabelle
- Jean ServaisMichel
- Philippe MoryPhillipe
- Myriel DavidOyane
- Colette DuvalColette
- Alain BouvetteForeman
Themes
gabonmystique