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Actors: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Out of Africa
A beautifully directed movie about the interaction of two independent individuals learning to exist within the boundaries of a new country and a new love. Won multiple Academy Awards in 1985, and a definite must see for anyone with an interest in African culture, difficult love, or film technique.
--Joy hannah, Resident Scholar




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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging Yes
Kind of romance: - rekindling lost love/marriage
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story? Yes
Culture clash? - visiting a different culture - being oppressed by outside culture
Culture of surrounding area: - African Black

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - simply wealthy
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Events of movie makes character more... - sad - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average build
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality - British

Setting
Africa Yes
Kind of Africa: - Black Africa - White Enclave
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - kissing
Non-American film? Yes
What language? - English
Subtitles? - No
Any profanity? - None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
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