Out of Africa

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Call Number: Blu-ray Drama Out
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Blu-ray/DVD- video disc.
Based on the books "Out of Africa," "Shadows on the grass" and "Letters from Africa" by Isak Dinesen; "Isak Dinesen: the life of a storyteller" by Judith Thurman; "Silence will speak" by Errol Trzebinski.
Blu-ray (Side A) and DVD (Side B): both versions on one disc and will play on a DVD player, Blu-ray player or on a Playstation 3.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.
Special features: Blu-ray exclusive (plays on the Blu-ray side only): BD-Live: access through Internet-connected players and downloads; "Song of Africa:" an original full-length documentary on the making of the film; deleted scenes; feature commentary with director Sydney Pollack; more.
Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer.
The fascinating true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who, with her philandering husband, runs a coffee plantation in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment, she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people and a mysterious white hunter.
Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround, Dolby DTS 5.1 surround, BD-59, BD-Live 2.0, 1080p High Definition; (Special features: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., 480i/p standard definition); this side will require a Blu-ray player.
DVD, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 4.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Contents: Out of Africa. -- Shadows on the grass. -- Breve fra Afrika. -- Isak Dinesen: the life of a storyteller. -- Silence will speak.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Awesome submitted by mysterio on July 28, 2011, 1:24pm Awesome

Beautiful movie submitted by wendylv on August 23, 2013, 6:55am This is a great movie with the expected wonderful performances by Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, but the stunning scenery of Africa is the real star of the show.

Less "Out of Africa" -- More "Into Africa" submitted by shira.pilarski on July 25, 2020, 12:30am No one will deny that Streep and Redford are gifted actors. No one will deny that Kenya is beautiful, and safari animals are majestic. It's hard to get excited, however, about a bunch of Europeans flocking to Africa and forcibly taking plots of land and expelling the native people. They give those native people jobs, but it's never made clear how they are reimbursed. Dinesen (Streep) is the best kind of white person in the movie, since she clearly cares about the native people; she wants to teach them how to read English, after all! The local tribe's Chief points out insultingly that English people know how to read, and it doesn't help them. There are compelling relationship dynamics, particularly between Dinesen and her perpetually cheating husband (who gives her syphillis), but does a story "about" Africa from the perspective of a white colonializer really NEED to be told? Also, Streep's Danish accent is inconsistent; at times it's flawless, while at other times she sounds English.