Thislong-lostmasterpieceofhardcoregayeroticcinemacentersonahandsomeyoungstudwhorideshismotorcyclethroughmyriadsexualencounters,fromasoccergame’slockerroomtoaphantasmagoricanddeeplymelancholyorgy.Alabyrinthofall-malefantasieswhoseoutstandingbeautiesalwaysendupfadingawaywhileleavingtheirsensualprotagonistdealingwithhisownloneliness,EQUATIONwasdirectedwithsupremegracebythemysteriousDietrichdeVelsa(akaFrancisSavel/FrantzSalieri).Aformerpainter,deVelsawasalsotheownerandartisticdirectorofLaGrandeEugène,oneofthefirstdragcabaretsinParis.Yearslater,hecollaboratedwithJosephLoseyonMR.KLEIN(1976)andDONGIOVANNI(1979).Hisoneandonlyfilm,EQUATIONTOANUNKNOWNstandsasoneofthemostextraordinaryeroticfilmsofalltime.                  导演采用平实的艺术策略。影像修复技术让历史更加可感，全彩处理增强细节表现，画面技术提升观看体验。技术使用保持克制，整体色调追求历史真实。整体场面注重精神传达。色彩运用体现严谨态度，声音设计追求内敛风格。                 “ThemostmelancholicpornfilmI’veeverseen.It’sverysad,andaestheticallybeautiful.Justayoungmanwanderingthroughseveraldepictionsofloveandchoreographiesoflove-making;it’slikeaceremony,aceremonyoffantasies,especiallythelastsequencewherethemaincharacterrecallsallhispreviousfantasies,whichcomeonebyonearoundhisbedandmakelovetohim.Ithinkit’soneofthemostbeautifulfilmsequencesofFrenchcinema.”–YannGonzalez