I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

Director:

Hugh Hudson

Writers (WGA):

Kuki Gallmann (book)
Paula Milne (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes the adventure of a lifetime becomes life itself.

Plot:

Kuki, a divorced Italian socialite, changes her life after a serious car crash. She accepts a marriage proposal from Paolo Gallmann...

Plot Keywords:

Ranch | Africa | Box Office Flop | Compassion | Wildlife

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kim Basinger	...	Kuki Gallmann
Vincent Perez	...	Paolo Gallmann
Liam Aiken	...	7-Year-Old Emanuele
Garrett Strommen	...	17-Year-Old Emanuele
Eva Marie Saint	...	Franca
Daniel Craig	...	Declan Fielding
Lance Reddick	...	Simon
Connie Chiume	...	Wanjiku
James Ngobese	...	Luka
Joko Scott	...	Mirimuk
Nick Boraine	...	Duncan Maitland
Susan Danford	...	Esther Maitland
Ian Roberts	...	Mike Donovan
Susan Monteregge	...	Karen Donovan
Jessica Perritt	...	Lady Diana Delemere

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a scene of nudity/sensuality and some violent/traumatic episodes.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36462) | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:Atp | France:U | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: There is a visible string suspending the airborne plate that Paolo shoots (in the party scene, just after they arrive in Africa).

Quotes:

Kuki Gallmann: We think we control this place, but this place controls us.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: I Dreamed of Africa: On Location (#7.6)" (2000)

Why all the negative comments?

What's up with all these negative comments? Out of all the comments I read on this site, less than one fifth of them are positive. I may not be old enough to have seen a huge amount of movies, but I must say that as a 16 year old, I truly enjoyed this movie. Of course, certain moments were meaningless, some parts were a tiny weeny bit confusing, but you caught up with the story within the next two seconds. The acting by the whole cast was amazing, the scenery was gorgeous, hehe and so was Vincent Perez! The music was...um...well displaced at certain times, but overall the movie made me cry twice ( well many things make me cry so you might not want to take that into consideration ) the story was quite well constructed, the actors did a great job. (I have an enormous amount of respect for actors as I want to be one someday, so I do not believe that any performance can be bad, some can be improved in certain ways, but nothing is ever awful and only constructive criticism should be given to actors. As I've always been told: If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. A few of the people who commented on the performances should have been taught that.) I have given this movie a 9 out of 10. It may not be one of the best movies ever made, but not one movie has ever been absolutely perfect, and I truly think this one deserves much better reviews that it has gotten, although that is JMHO and everyone has their own, so I'm not dissing anyone's POV. Well that's all of my rambling for today ;)