Title:
Out of Africa / a Mirage production ; a Universal picture ; screenplay by Kurt Luedtke ; produced and directed by Sydney Pollack.
ISBN:
9780783240176
Uniform Title:
Out of Africa (Motion picture)
Publication Information:
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2000]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Based on the life of writer Isak Dinesen (Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke).
Based on the books: Out of Africa/ by Karen Blixen ; Shadows on the grass ; Letters from Africa / by Isak Dinesen. Isak Dinesen, the life of a storyteller / by Judith Thurman. Silence will speak / by Errol Trzebinski.
Special features: Song of Africa : an original documentary; Feature commentary with director Sydney Pollack; Production notes; Cast & filmmakers; Theatrical trailer; Universal WEB links.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
DVD, region 1, NTSC, dual layer; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 4.1 surround (English) or 2.0 stereo (French).
Awards Note:
Academy Award winner, 1985: Best Picture (Sydney Pollack) ; Best writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Kurt Luedtke) ; Best Music, Original Score (John Barry) ; Best Sound (Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford) ; Best Art Direction (Art Direction: Stephen Grimes ; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin) ; Best Cinematrography (David Watkin)
Golden Globes, 1985: Best motion picture-drama; Best original score-motion picture; Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture.
Summary:
The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who runs a coffee plantation in Kenya (British East Africa) in 1914, and her passionate love affair with a big-game hunter. An epic romance of love and loss.
Added Author:
Added Title:
Song of Africa.
Language Note:
In English and Swahili with optional soundrack in French; closed-captioned in English.
Audience:
Rated PG.
Performer:
Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer.
Production Credits:
Music, John Barry ; editors, Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke Herring, Sheldon Kahn ; director of photography, David Watkin ; co-producer, Terence Clegg.
OCLC Number:
ocm47699599
Availability:
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
Eagan - Wescott~1
