Meryl Streep
Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen-Finecke
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Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.The film is based loosely on the 1937 autobiographical book Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen (the pseudonym of Danish author Karen Blixen), with additional material from Dinesen's 1960 book Shadows on the Grass and other sources.
- Karen Blixen
- 1937
Dec 20, 1985 · Out of Africa: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen. In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Sydney Pollack
- 1985-12-20
4 days ago · Academy Award (1986) Out of Africa, American-British film, released in 1985, that was based on events in the life of Karen Blixen-Finecke, who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen. It starred Meryl Streep and Robert Redford and was known for its beautiful cinematography. The movie won seven Academy Awards, including that for best picture.
- Pat Bauer
In this hunter, she finds a spirit equal to her own, which is eventually the undoing of their relationship. "Out of Africa" is a great movie to look at, breathtakingly filmed on location. It is a movie with the courage to be about complex, sweeping emotions, and to use the star power of its actors without apology.
Initially set on being a dairy farmer, the aristocratic Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) travels to Africa to join her husband, Bror (Klaus Maria Brandauer), who instead spends their money on a coffee ...
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- Sydney Pollack
- PG
- Meryl Streep
Out of Africa. A Danish baroness who runs a Kenyan plantation (Meryl Streep) falls in love with a mysterious free-spirited big-game hunter (Robert Redford). Directed by Sydney Pollack. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Woot!
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Oct 24, 2002 · Out of Africa (1985), starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, is based on the 1937 book by Danish writer Isak Dinesen. The film tells the autobiographical tale of Baroness Karen Blixen (Dinesen's true name), portrayed by Streep, and her time spent on a coffee plantation in East Africa in the early twentieth century.
