Denmark, 1913. Karen Dinesen (Meryl Streep) agrees to marry Baron Bror Blixen, more out of convenience than love. They move to East Africa, start a plantation and get married. The marriage initially goes well, despite the its shaky foundations, but Karen then discovers that Bror is quite the philanderer. This drives Karen into the arms of adventurer/big game hunter Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford)...
Good emotional drama. Romantic dramas generally don't work on me but this one did. Good story with superb performances (it is Robert Redford and Meryl Streep though, so one should expect that).
All helped by amazing, David Attenborough-esque, scenery and cinematography.
Won the 1986 Best Picture Oscar.
Good emotional drama. Romantic dramas generally don't work on me but this one did. Good story with superb performances (it is Robert Redford and Meryl Streep though, so one should expect that).
All helped by amazing, David Attenborough-esque, scenery and cinematography.
Won the 1986 Best Picture Oscar.