...but I will try. The things that appealed to me about the story of the film was the juxtaposition of the lives of the tribal Kenyans and those of the German-Jewish émigrés (particularly how images of the Pentatuch were reflected in the story of the main characters, i.e. the locust, the wandering, the image of Africa as a "wilderness). The family is an archetype of sorts of many survivors (particularly Jewish) of a tragedy and finding faith and renewal. I was deeply impressed with the movie's treatment of marriage and "married-sex" with an honesty and openness that would cause me not to give this an R-rating It is sex as young people-- even children-- today need to see it: as an integral part of humanity, between two people who have endured much with each other and find strength in their "oneness". The scene of morning after-- which I won't tell the details-- brought me to tears. This movie is powerful and an example of cinema as spirituality and the strength of society for many reasons, not the least of which are: 1. the depiction of culture clash and cultural understanding; human survival in its dark and bright days; 2.the strength and value of the marital and familial bonds outward to the bond with all of humanity. The cinematography was beautiful, the soundtrack was entrancing. If you liked "Indochine" and "Out of Africa", you may also like this movie. I was greatly moved by this movie!
Review of Nowhere in Africa
