I'm adding reviews for films I've seen that lack one, so here goes...
Told from the point of view of the new wife of a District Commissioner who is new to the country; set during a period of drought which the local 'witch doctor' is blaming on the 'white man' and starting up a revolt; on the plus side it's thankfully short and has some glimpses of local Kenyan life, but other than decent photography, all aspects of it's making are of 'amateur' status. Poor!
I saw the 2016 'restored' version by Renown Pictures recently shown on Talking Pictures; so it's new availability may lead to someone posting a more positive review? There is also a question as to the running time the version I saw ran about 41 min', this ties in with the listing of the film in Monthly Film Bulletin (Aug-55), however on the BBFC it's listed at 61 min' and the version I saw looks truncated.
Told from the point of view of the new wife of a District Commissioner who is new to the country; set during a period of drought which the local 'witch doctor' is blaming on the 'white man' and starting up a revolt; on the plus side it's thankfully short and has some glimpses of local Kenyan life, but other than decent photography, all aspects of it's making are of 'amateur' status. Poor!
I saw the 2016 'restored' version by Renown Pictures recently shown on Talking Pictures; so it's new availability may lead to someone posting a more positive review? There is also a question as to the running time the version I saw ran about 41 min', this ties in with the listing of the film in Monthly Film Bulletin (Aug-55), however on the BBFC it's listed at 61 min' and the version I saw looks truncated.
