Out of Africa
by Sydney Pollack
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Actor: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Malick Bowens, Meryl Streep, Michael Kitchen, Robert RedfordDirector: Sydney Pollack
Brand: Universal
Producer: Anna Cataldi
Producer: Judith Thurman
Writer: Judith Thurman
Producer: Kim Jorgensen
Writer: Errol Trzebinski
Writer: Karen Blixen
Writer: Kurt Luedtke
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 4.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 150 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-02-29
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Out of Africa
DVD Review: Liked It A Lot More & More With Each Viewing
Summary: 4 Stars
Few movies ever increased in my ratings as much as this one did from first viewing to the last one - the fifth being several years ago. Let's hope this comes out on a quality Blu-Ray disc sometime in the near future.
Until seeing this widescreen DVD, I hadn't realized just how beautiful this movie was shot. The accompanying music score also is outstanding. The main score, the theme song of the movie, if you will, still ranks as perhaps the prettiest I have ever heard on ANY film. (For the full version of the music, stay with the ending credits.)
In addition to the appreciation of the visuals and soundtrack, I enjoyed the story much more by the third time and Meryl Streep's Danish accent as "Karen Blixen" went from annoying to acceptable. It is a romance story and there isn't much action, and parts of it can drag a bit, but not for long.
One credibility problem, the other main character: " Denys," played by Robert Redford, was supposed to be British but had a 100 percent American accent. He didn't even try to fake it! His character also was a little too secular-humanistic for me to root for him, anyway. He didn't have much a moral base ("marriage is just a sheet of paper.") Streep's character wasn't too far away from that, either.
Character-wise, I liked Blixen's husband, played by Klaus Maria Brandauer, probably best in this movie.
Social agendas aside, I always enjoy what the rest of the film has to offer: mainly the magnificent African scenery, mellow story and rich music.
DVD Review: A romantic movie I understand
Summary: 5 Stars
Several years ago, I watched the "End of Innocence," I believe a Martin Scorcese movie, a story of unrequited love, filled with yearning, caught by societal roles and a desire never fulfilled - and for me a waste of time. And it is in the confronting, and making peace with the issues noted above that makes "Out of Africa" a poignant and powerful love story. A story of a couple who were true to themselves and their love despite the "rules" of society. People who triumphed not only against the restrictions imposed on them by their peers, but whom also faced and moved beyond the barriers they placed on themselves. They paid the price...but what a privilege to be in love - a profound and liberating love. I suppose that some would say that they paid for their insolence as evidenced by their eventual separation and Fynch Hatton's death, but I find that the decision to be true to themselves...and love anyway, the mark of true love. Well acted, well written and a credit to two remarkable people - pioneers not only in Africa but also in spirit. Highly recommended.DVD Review: Classic Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I chose this DVD to replace a tape that had deteriorated. It is a classic that can be viewed repeatedly with enjoyment!
My purchase was delivered promptly and was just as described for a good price.
DVD Review: Still great after all these years
Summary: 4 Stars
I watched this recently for the first time since 1985 and was surprised how well it's held up. The photography is the first thing you notice. Then, Meryl Streep's performance. Redford is just ok as the commitment-phobic safari-mad Brit whom Karen Blixen falls for. He hasn't changed much since then, at least on screen. This was big, old-fashioned movie-making by the late Sydney Pollack, and it's still well worth watching. It's a bit less than PC by today's standards in its treatment of the "natives," however.DVD Review: Out of Africa DVD
Summary: 2 Stars
The story line was great, that's why I bought it, but the quality of the DVD was poor at best. I had to turn the volume all the way up to barely hear it and it had a glitch right in the middle that I have to skip through.
Very poor quality!!!
Description of Out of Africa
The most acclaimed motion picture of 1985 stars Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in one of the screen's great epic romances. Directed by Oscar winner Sydney Pollack, Out of Africa is the fascinating true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who, with her philandering husband (Klaus Maria Brandauer), runs a coffee plantation in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment, she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people and a mysterious white hunter (Redford). The masterfully crafted, breathtakingly produced story of love and loss earned Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay (based on material from another medium), Cinematography, Original Score, Art Direction (Set Decoration) and Sound.Sydney Pollack's 1985 multiple-Oscar winner is a sumptuous andemotionally satisfying film about the life of Danish writer Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep), better known as Isak Dinesen, who travels to Kenya to be with her German husband (Klaus Maria Brandauer) but falls for an English adventurer (Robert Redford). The film is slow in developing the relationship, but it is rich in beautiful images of Africa and in the romantic tone surrounding Blixen's gradual discovery of her life and voice. One downside: while we may all love Redford, he is as convincingly British as Kevin Costner is in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. --Tom Keogh
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