Out of Africa

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2005 Filmcritic.com

She had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills. Meryl Streep trots out a classic performance in this 1985 Oscar-winner about Isak Dineson/Karen Blixen, a writer who lived in Africa for a short time and experienced all manner of adventure and heartache, dutifully recorded in this Sydney Pollack epic. Works well as a stepping stone between Lawrence of Arabia and The English Patient, if you can ignore the awful bluescreening.

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Rating

4.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Sydney Pollack
  • Producer: Sydney Pollack
  • Screenwriter: Kurt Luedtke
  • Stars: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Malick Bowens, Joseph Thiaka, Stephen Kinyanjui, Michael Gough
  • MPAA Rating: PG