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I Dreamed of Africa

Rating
4.7
1,644
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Original title
I Dreamed of Africa
Year
Running time
112 min.
Country
United States United States
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Genre
Drama. Adventure | Africa
Synopsis
Kuki, a divorced Italian socialite, changes her life after a serious car crash. She accepts a marriage proposal from Paolo Gallmann, a man she doesn't know well, and she moves to Kenya with him and her young son to start a cattle ranch. Challenges beset her, not the least of which is Paulo's love of danger and his leaving for days on end to hunt and fish with pals. She must face fierce storms, roving lions, venomous snakes, and murderous poachers, and she must find accommodation with a neighboring tribe. Her mother entreats her to return home. Can Kuki live her dream, tame Paolo, guide her son safely past the perils and errors of youth, and serve Africa?
Awards
2000: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Actress (Kim Basinger)
Critics' reviews
  • "Despite the movie's dramatic weaknesses, I was spellbound by the images"
  • "Though beautifully acted by Basinger, there's a strange vagueness to much of this sumptuous, stunningly photographed melodrama."
  • "While Basinger admirably invests her role with deep passion and looks splendid in her Kenya khakis, the true story she stars in is disappointingly tame and dramatically inert."
  • "Visually gratifying but dramatically weak, the film falls short of its aspiration to be a sweeping romantic epic"
  • "Surprisingly dull and predictable in its characterizations."
  • "There is a lack of drama and telling detail."
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User history
I Dreamed of Africa
2000
Hugh Hudson
4.7
(1,644)
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