Out of Africa
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"Out of Africa", released in 1985.
Movie Details
Release Date: December 18, 1985, in the United States.
Director: Sydney Pollack.
Based on: The 1937 autobiographical book Out of Africa by Danish author Karen Blixen (under the pseudonym Isak Dinesen), along with other biographical sources. The film is based loosely on true events.
Principal Cast
Meryl Streep as Karen Blixen
Robert Redford as Denys Finch Hatton
Klaus Maria Brandauer as Baron Bror Blixen
Awards and Recognition
The film was a commercial success and received critical acclaim, winning seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Sydney Pollack. It was also nominated for Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and Best Supporting Actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer). The score by John Barry also won an Oscar and is highly regarded.
Plot Summary
The story is a romantic epic set in early 20th-century colonial Kenya. It follows Karen Blixen, a Danish baroness who moves to Africa with her husband of convenience, Bror Blixen, to start a coffee plantation. After their marriage fails due to Bror's infidelity, Karen develops a passionate, yet complicated, love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter named Denys Finch Hatton. The film chronicles her deep connection to the land and its people, as well as themes of love, loss, and personal independence, culminating in tragedy when Denys dies in a plane crash. Karen eventually leaves Africa and returns to Denmark, where she becomes a renowned author, writing about her experiences.
"Out of Africa", released in 1985.
Movie Details
Release Date: December 18, 1985, in the United States.
Director: Sydney Pollack.
Based on: The 1937 autobiographical book Out of Africa by Danish author Karen Blixen (under the pseudonym Isak Dinesen), along with other biographical sources. The film is based loosely on true events.
Principal Cast
Meryl Streep as Karen Blixen
Robert Redford as Denys Finch Hatton
Klaus Maria Brandauer as Baron Bror Blixen
Awards and Recognition
The film was a commercial success and received critical acclaim, winning seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Sydney Pollack. It was also nominated for Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and Best Supporting Actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer). The score by John Barry also won an Oscar and is highly regarded.
Plot Summary
The story is a romantic epic set in early 20th-century colonial Kenya. It follows Karen Blixen, a Danish baroness who moves to Africa with her husband of convenience, Bror Blixen, to start a coffee plantation. After their marriage fails due to Bror's infidelity, Karen develops a passionate, yet complicated, love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter named Denys Finch Hatton. The film chronicles her deep connection to the land and its people, as well as themes of love, loss, and personal independence, culminating in tragedy when Denys dies in a plane crash. Karen eventually leaves Africa and returns to Denmark, where she becomes a renowned author, writing about her experiences.
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