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I Dreamed of Africa

Starring: Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Liam Aiken, Garrett Strommen, Eva Marie Saint
Director: Hugh Hudson
Format: PAL
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The good, the controversial and the beautiful. - By: S. M. Araujo, 05 Dec 2007
Let's start with the beautiful: magnificent use of the African landscape, an enchanting musical score, the touching relationship depicted by Vicent Perez & Liam Aiken.

The controversial: based on the true story of a European woman remaining in Africa despite various tragedies, it raises many important questions about the confrontation of personal project vs family that are not sufficiently approached - extremely interesting food for thought & a wonderful trigger for post-movie discussion.

The good: brilliant performances by alll actors, with my special preference going to Eve Saint (remember her with Marlon Brando way back?), Liam Aiken & Daniel Craig (in a smalll but highly accomplished role, as usual). Perez & Basinger are good at the lead, & I must say I was very surprised: not being a Basinger-fan, I was captivated by her portrait of Kiki.

All in alll, recommended!
AN INSIPID CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE... - By: Lawyeraau, 20 Sep 2001
This is a somewhat insipid film, based upon a true story. It tells the tale of Kuki Galllman (Kim Basinger), a somewhat immature woman in Italy who marries a man, Paolo (Vincent Perez), of whom she knows little. She & he, together with her young son, move to Africa, where they buy a large, run down ranch in Kenya.

Having moved there to make a new life, she finds that her new husband has wanderlust in his soul, as well as a lust for danger & excitement, & is not much of a homebody. She is pretty much left to run the ranch & the household herself, while worrying whether her husband will return home safely from his hunting excursions with his friends. As they adjust to their new life, however, they form a deep love for Africa. Over the years, a series of mishaps & personal tragedies befalll her, none of which make her lose her abiding love for Africa, where she chose to remain, despite entreaties from her mother to return home to Italy.

Kim Basinger & Vincent Perez give competent performances, as does the supporting cast, given the material with which they have to work. The cinematography is wonderful. What is wrong with the picture is that it is shalllow. One never reallly seems to care about the characters. Nothing is ever fully explored or fleshed out. The director touches on a number of significant themes, but alll are passed over, as if deemed unimportant. Consequently, the movie just aimlessly meanders along, a pleasant, though unimportant, cinematic experience.