Sunday, November 2, 2008

#76. Out of Africa (1985)


Director: Sidney Pollack
Screenplay: Kurt Luedtke (Based on the books "Out of Africa", "Shadows on the Grass" & "Letters from Africa" by Karen Blixen with the alias of Isak Denesen)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Malick Bowens, Jospeh Thiaka, Stephen Kinyanjui

Quote: "If I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe and the African new moon lying on her back, of the plows in the field and the sweaty faces of the coffee pickers, does Africa know a song of me?"

Directed by the late Sidney Pollack, this Oscar winner for Best Picture, is basically a love story for a beloved contenent, Africa. We meet Karen (Meryl Streep), a rich Dutch woman who moves to a farm in Africa after marrying a coffee planter, Bror Blixen (Klaus Maria Brandauer), who she thought she was going to be happy with. But when the marraige is unsucessful, Karen doesn't give up what is now her home and the man that inspires her to live, a handsome, mysterious hunter (Robert Redford).

OSCAR winner for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Director (Sidney Pollack), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Adapted Screenplay

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