The exquisite “Equation to an Unknown” is some of the most gorgeous gay sex ever committed to celluloid. In Francis Savel’s film (directed under the pseudonym Dietrich de Velsa), a handsome young biker rides through France, from sexual encounter to sexual encounter in a state of dreamlike melancholy, climaxing in a sublimely evocative orgy.
Unseen for almost 40 years, it was rediscovered by Yann Gonzalez, the director of French gay erotic thriller “Knife + Heart” (PFFB 2019), who restored and rereleased the masterpiece in 2020. This is a rare chance to see this lost gem on the big screen.
Walter Crasshole