I Dreamed of Africa

I Dreamed of Africa
by Hugh Hudson

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Actor: Eva Marie Saint, Garrett Strommen, Kim Basinger, Liam Aiken, Vincent Perez
Director: Hugh Hudson
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
Cinematographer: Bernard Lutic
Producer: Allyn Stewart
Producer: John D. Schofield
Producer: Stanley R. Jaffe
Writer: Kuki Gallmann
Writer: Paula Milne
Writer: Susan Shilliday
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-08-29
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures

DVD Reviews of I Dreamed of Africa

DVD Review: Good moving, very moving.
Summary: 5 Stars

I purchased this movie at a recommendation from my sister. Not being a Kim Basinger fan, I must admit that this movie is by-far one of the best performances of her career (my opinion). It was a very good movie and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good drama.

DVD Review: I dreamed of Africa review
Summary: 4 Stars

The movie has an inspirational tone and it tells a good story. Kuki Gallmann is a model for those of us who love Africa. She succeeded despite having to pay a very high price. And she never gave up on her dream. She did not run after Kenya claimed the life of her husband and son. When watching the movie, I sincerely realized, one more time, how lucky I really am.

Moreover, the movie raises awareness with respect to some of the pressing current events and challenges the Kenyan state faces: violence, poaching and lack of personal safety.
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DVD Review: Love it
Summary: 5 Stars

I love, love, love this film. I watch it and feel as if i am in Africa. I scenery is beautiful and it is a beautiful story. I cry everytime I see this film. Several times! I love Kim Baysinger and I wish she were in more movies. She is beautiful and very talented. I own this movie yet when it is on tv i watch it everytime I get a chance. To be able to live so freely. Nobody judging you and to live in such a peaceful place. Only so many can be so lucky. Well you must see this movie. I hope you loce it as much as I do. Shannon

DVD Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars

My product arrived fast/on time. The DVD is in excellent condition, and the price was very reasonable.

DVD Review: Very Dramatic
Summary: 4 Stars

A good look at Africa, but a hard, dramatic story line. I will only watch it once!

Description of I Dreamed of Africa

THE POWER OF A WOMAN'S SPIRIT AND THE LOVE FOR HER ADOPTED HOMELAND ENABLE HER TO OVERCOME PERSONAL TRAGEDY. AS A CHILD, KUKI DISCOVERED THE MAGIC OF AFRICA. AS AN ADULT, SHE MOVES THERE WITH HER FAMILY. ALTHOUGH IT'S THE PLACE SHE WAITED FOR ALL HER LIFE, SHE NEVER DREAMED OF THE PAIN AND HARDSHIP.

Based on the memoirs of party-girl-turned-conservationist Kuki Gallman, I Dreamed of Africa never comes close to living up to its title; the mood is more prosaic travelogue than oneiric wonderment. After a car accident warns Kuki of her mortality, she resolves to grow up, a process that mysteriously involves marrying a man she barely knows and moving with him and her young son to the wilds of South Africa. There she learns new beau Paolo is less reliable than she thought, but also that the sun-baked plains and roaming beasts of Africa speak to her in a way the nightlife of Italy did not. (We learn of her blossoming humanity because she introduces herself to the servants; a probing study of interpersonal relationships this isn't.) Kim Basinger obviously feels connected to the role--she can stride across a room with a majestic self-righteousness that the film should have drawn upon more--but she's defeated by a script composed of repetitive vignettes that have no cumulative effect and a director (Hugh Hudson) who keeps the film's emotional impact curiously flat and diffuse except for the crass, manipulative moments every 20 minutes or so. Sure the photography's lovely, but really, how hard is it to get a nice shot of flamingoes at dawn? --Bruce Reid

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