L’équateur aux cents visages (1948)

L’équateur aux cents visages (Hundred Faces of the Equator, 1948) is a documentary by André Cauvin intended to promote tourism to Belgian Congo. It was sponsorred by the Belgian airline SABENA. While promoting tourism and stressing how easy and comfortable it is to travel to Africa, the film lingers on the the country’s natural beauty and fascinating exoticism.