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OUT OF AFRICA
18 May 6:30pm
Biography, Drama, Romance
2h 41min | USA | 1985
Loosely based on the life of Karen Blixen, this
film is an epic romance set amongst the glorious
African landscape. It is the film that cemented
Meryl Streep’s status as a Hollywood Superstar,
with one critic describing her performance as ‘the
highest level of acting in film today.’
Boasting seven academy awards, including Best
Picture, the film plays out in 20th-century colonial
Kenya. Here a Danish baroness, trapped in a
marriage of convenience, has a passionate love
affair with a big-game hunter.
Trivia bite: Meryl Streep wasn’t the first pick to
play the lead role of Karen Blixen. The role was
originally offered to Audrey Hepburn because
the director didn’t think Streep was ‘sexy’ enough.
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