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| I Dreamed of Africa | 
| Director: Hugh Hudson
Actors: Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Liam Aiken, Garrett Strommen, Eva Marie Saint
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.94
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 17801
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time: 115 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Picture Format: Array
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: D04606D
ISBN: 0767845714
UPC: 433960460612
EAN: 9780767845717
ASIN: B00004TX5J
Theatrical Release Date: May 5, 2000
Release Date: August 29, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Based on the memoirs of party-girl-turned-conservationist Kuki Gallman, I Dreamed of Africa never comes close to living up to its title; the mood is more prosaic travelogue than oneiric wonderment. After a car accident warns Kuki of her mortality, she resolves to grow up, a process that mysteriously involves marrying a man she barely knows and moving with him and her young son to the wilds of South Africa. There she learns new beau Paolo is less reliable than she thought, but also that the sun-baked plains and roaming beasts of Africa speak to her in a way the nightlife of Italy did not. (We learn of her blossoming humanity because she introduces herself to the servants; a probing study of interpersonal relationships this isn't.) Kim Basinger obviously feels connected to the role--she can stride across a room with a majestic self-righteousness that the film should have drawn upon more--but she's defeated by a script composed of repetitive vignettes that have no cumulative effect and a director (Hugh Hudson) who keeps the film's emotional impact curiously flat and diffuse except for the crass, manipulative moments every 20 minutes or so. Sure the photography's lovely, but really, how hard is it to get a nice shot of flamingoes at dawn? --Bruce Reid
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Very Dramatic September 17, 2008
A good look at Africa, but a hard, dramatic story line. I will only watch it once!
I dreamed of Kuki's Africa-so I went April 14, 2008
I did volunteer work at Ol Ari Nyrio in 11/07 and it was the most amazing experience of my life. It was amazing to see where the movie was filmed. Africa is not a constant National Geographic film, and it is a beautiful as it is dangerous, as lulling as it is exciting. Although I did not think Kuki's character as well portrayed by the character in this film, I found her story well portrayed - truth is always more interesting & stranger than fiction, remember. Kuki is an amazing person and the work she has done for the people & animals in the area, without spoiling the natural habitat or trying to change the people's ways, is well told. The death of her son and husband, so tragic, has led her to different levels in life, where so much work has been done for the good of generations to come-I wish the film could have covered this but know that would not be possible. Read her books-they are wonderful!
 I Dreamed Of Africa February 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have loved this movie since the very first time I saw it. I suppose because it is a true story about a woman of real courage. It is magnificent, and terrifying, heartening, and heartbreaking.
Beautiful film October 18, 2007
This was a gift for a friend who dreams of Africa. This film is an excellent view if you are in love with Africa.
 One of the Worst Movies of all Time May 27, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
At least Battlefield Earth had a plot!! They really should have made this into a Banana Republic shoot or a world music video, because I will admit that it's pretty and stylish.
As for Vincent Perez fans-don't watch this for him; he comes across as purely sleazy and kinda oily and doesn't look too good.
One of those films where I for once found myself wishing that the hyper sensitive "post colonial" thought/racial police WOULD have gone after this movie!
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