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Release Date:
18 December 1985 (USA)
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Based on a true story.
Plot:
In 20th century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate but ultimately doomed love affair with a free-sprited big-game hunter. full summary | full synopsis
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Won 7 Oscars.
Another 22 wins
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17 nominations
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(22 articles)
Nyfcc... Everybody Hurts
(From FilmExperience. 14 December 2009, 5:00 PM, PST)
Review & Photos: An Evening with Pinewood Legends
(From HeyUGuys. 8 December 2009, 4:51 AM, PST)
(From FilmExperience. 14 December 2009, 5:00 PM, PST)
Review & Photos: An Evening with Pinewood Legends
(From HeyUGuys. 8 December 2009, 4:51 AM, PST)
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Africa as it was
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Meryl Streep | ... | Karen Blixen | |
| Robert Redford | ... | Denys Finch Hatton | |
| Klaus Maria Brandauer | ... | Bror Blixen / Hans Blixen | |
| Michael Kitchen | ... | Berkeley Cole | |
| Malick Bowens | ... | Farah | |
| Joseph Thiaka | ... | Kamante | |
| Stephen Kinyanjui | ... | Kinanjui | |
| Michael Gough | ... | Lord Delamere | |
| Suzanna Hamilton | ... | Felicity | |
| Rachel Kempson | ... | Lady Belfield | |
| Graham Crowden | ... | Lord Belfield | |
| Leslie Phillips | ... | Sir Joseph | |
| Shane Rimmer | ... | Belknap | |
| Mike Bugara | ... | Juma | |
| Job Seda | ... | Kanuthia |
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160 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:12 |
Brazil:16 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Norway:11 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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Felicity is modeled on Beryl Markham, another writer who lived in East Africa and was supposed to be another of Denys Finch Hatton lovers. Markham was also one of the first women to fly across the Atlantic. Sydney Pollack was fortunate enough to meet the elderly Markham early in pre-production.
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Continuity: Denys' fruit changes from an apple to an orange.
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (#19.3)" (1993)
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Soundtrack:
Sonata in A major (K.331) 'Rondo Alla Turca'
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Out Of Africa is a poetical rendition of an Africa that is slowly losing its exotic appeal to the Western World.
Sydney Pollack directs this brilliant movie with skill, helped no doubt by a well-written script. The performances are above average, although Robert Redford might have lost his opportunity at an Oscar for refusing to play an Englishman.
Sometimes slow, and perhaps even boring, the sets nonetheless capture the viewer for their sheer beauty, and the score is just great to listen.
A small classic that hasn't lost its strenght over the years, and still entertains me after multiple viewings.