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Out of Africa (1985)

Director: Sydney Pollack

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From Time Out Film Guide

Aptly described in TO as a Safari Park movie; it's hard to imagine how even an untalented director could make the landscape here look less than ravishing, and Pollack is certainly better than untalented. As to the rest: Meryl gets to try a Danish accent this time as Karen Blixen, the author whose accounts of farming in Africa are the basis of the film. In Brandauer, as her pox-ridden husband, she has met her match in the ham stakes. And in Redford, as the Etonian adventurer who becomes her lover, she is bettered by the 'blank sponge' effect; for once his bland charm actually has a use. For all that it may come out of Africa, the film's final destination is not many miles from Disneyland. CPea.

Author: CPea 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • Saara said...
    Posted on Aug 03 2008 15:40 Intellignetly written, touching and beautiful drama with very good perfomances from Redford and Streep. The slow pace suits the film very well. The movie deserved most of its academy awards.
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Cast & crew

Director: Sydney Pollack

Producer: Sydney Pollack

Cast: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Malick Bowens, Joseph Thiaka, Stephen Kinyanjui, Michael Gough, Suzanna Hamilton, Rachel Kempson, Graham Crowden, Leslie Phillips full cast

Duration: 162 mins


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