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Mood:
- AtmosphericGloomyCaptivatingContemplativeEmotionalTouching
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- Destructive RelationshipFall in LoveInfidelityCulture ClashDishonestyLove and RomanceCouplesLove Affair more...
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Genres:
- DramaRomanceMelodramaPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 1910s20s20th Century30s
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Place:
- Africa
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- Award WinnerBlockbusterOscar WinnerModern ClassicGolden Globe WinnerPrestigious Awards
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- EpicVoice Over
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- Based on BookBiographyBased on True Story
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- SeriousRealisticSlow
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- Mild Violent Content
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Out of Africa, 1985
English, Swahili
USA
Profile of Out of Africa
The mood of Out of Africa is gloomy, atmospheric, and captivating. The plot centers around a destructive relationship, culture clash, and infidelity. It is a drama, romance, and period movie. Stylistically, Out of Africa is epic, includes a voice over, and is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Out of Africa is set in Africa. It happens in the 1910s, in the 1920s, and in the 1930s. It is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. Out of Africa is known for being a modern classic, a Golden Globe winner, and an Oscar winner. Note that it includes mild violent content.
Summary of Out of Africa
Adapted from Isak Dinesen's novel, Out of Africa, this film plaintively tells the story of two troubled adults who meet and fall in love in the African wilderness. Karen Blixen-Flecke (Meryl Streep) is a modern woman, caught in the shortcomings of a practical marriage. Finch Hatton (Robert Redford) is a gallant British hunter, lonely, but unable to commit. As they two meet and begin a torrid affair, they set out on an epic adventure in the badlands of Africa--an adventure that real-life Karen Blixen-Flecke would later novelize under the pen name Isak Dinesen.
Sydney Pollack's opus, Out of Africa, is a full, visually compelling film. Its storyline evokes a plethora of emotions, ranging from fear and loathing to hope and the elation of love. Robert Redford and Meryl Streep are electric as the two damaged infidels in love. A key American film, Out of Africa is not to be missed.
Details
| Language: | English, Swahili |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 10 December 1985 |
| Runtime: | 161 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Denys Finch Hatton
as Karen Blixen
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