I Dreamed of Africa
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Drama. Adventure
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 ... [+]
Author | Review | ||
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United States | New York Daily News | "Despite the movie's dramatic weaknesses, I was spellbound by the images" | POS |
United States | TV Guide | "Though beautifully acted by Basinger, there's a strange vagueness to much of this sumptuous, stunningly photographed melodrama." | NEU |
United States | USA Today | "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." | NEU |
United States | Variety | "Visually gratifying but dramatically weak, the film falls short of its aspiration to be a sweeping romantic epic" | NEG |
United States | SFGATE | "Surprisingly dull and predictable in its characterizations." | NEU |
United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "There is a lack of drama and telling detail." | NEU |
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