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I Dreamed of Africa

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