I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
Average Rating: 3.6/10
Reviews Counted: 87
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 79
The straightforward retelling of Kuki Gallman's life in Africa neither moves or entertains the viewer.
Average Rating: 3.2/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 28
The straightforward retelling of Kuki Gallman's life in Africa neither moves or entertains the viewer.
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Kim Basinger stars in this film based on the life and work of Kuki Gallmann. As a child, Kuki visited Africa with her family and became fascinated with the beauty of its land and wildlife. Years later, at the age of 25, Kuki returned to Africa with her husband, Paolo (Vincent Perez), and their young son, Emanuele (Liam Aiken). Kuki and Paolo built a ranch and developed a passionate interest in protecting the endangered wildlife of the region, such as elephants and rhinos. However, while Africa
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Cast
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Kim Basinger
Kuki Gallman -
Vincent Perez
Paolo Gallman -
Liam Aiken
Emanuele Pirri-Gallman ... -
Garrett Strommen
Emanuele Pirri-Gallman ... -
Eva Marie Saint
Franca -
Daniel Craig
Declan Fielding -
Lance Reddick
Simon -
Connie Chiume
Wanjiku -
James Ngobese
Luka -
Ian Roberts
Mike Donovan -
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All Critics (90) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (79) | DVD (4)
Ultimately the movie is alluring and respectful -- its sadness may be what saves it from becoming sensationalist or trite.
Top CriticIt hasn't any rhythm at all, just a string of downbeats and a hackneyed old tune that equates mere survival with heroism.
Doesn't have much plot.
Africa never gets inside the heads of its characters. They may be based on actual people, but they're flat as cardboard.
Director Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire) visits adversities as if they were stops on a photo safari.
There's a major performance here by Basinger but no movie to go with it.
This astonishingly awful film is a study in how a film can go terribly wrong from concept to execution.
There's some good work from Basinger and solid (but also bland) techs and not too much else.
A production like this deserves better scriptwriters and a better leading player.
Shockingly boring and stupifyingly umoving.
You should avoid this film and take a trip to the zoo instead.
Ms. Basinger clearly relished the chance to throw herself into a character who endures many emotional extremities, though the joy and happiness she professes to find in Africa is not much in evidence.
The writing itself is a bit immature, What the film does best is depict the unpredictable rhythm and dangerous allure of Africa.
Gallmann now is a respected conservationist in Kenya. Fine. Good for her. But in this case, not so good for us.
A beautiful travelogue and a squandered opportunity.
It's beautifully photographed and well directed by Hugh Hudson, but the script is flimsy.
Kim Basinger does white woman's burden in this post-colonialist biopic yawner.
In the film, it feels more like Gallmann is simply tolerating her life in Africa rather than embracing it, and the disparity between those two positions makes all the difference in the world.
If the film had shown the actors getting eaten alive by mosquitoes, it would have been more convincing. That's real nature.
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Foreign Titles
- Ich träumte von Afrika (DE)
