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I Dreamed of Africa
I Dreamed of Africa
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hugh Hudson
Screenplay by	Paula Milne; Susan Shiliday
Produced by	Stanley R. Jaffe; Allyn Stewart
Starring	Kim Basinger; Vincent Perez; Eva Marie Saint; Liam Aiken;
Cinematography	Bernard Lutic
Edited by	Scott Thomas
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 5, 2000;
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$14,400,327

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I Dreamed of Africa is a 2000 biographical drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Kim Basinger in her first picture since she co-starred in L.A. Confidential in 1997. It also stars Vincent Perez, Eva Marie Saint, Garrett Strommen, Liam Aiken and Daniel Craig. It is based on the autobiographical novel I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann, an Italian writer who moved to Kenya and became involved in conservation work. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Synopsis

Kuki Gallmann (Kim Basinger), a divorced Italian socialite, changes her life after surviving a car crash. She marries Paolo (Vincent Perez) a man she doesn't know well and moves with him and her young son to Kenya, where they start a ranch. She faces many problems, both physical and emotional, that will test her.

Cast

Kim Basinger as Kuki Gallmann
Vincent Perez as Paolo Gallmann
Eva Marie Saint as Franca
Daniel Craig as Declan Fielding
Liam Aiken & Garrett Strommen - Emanuele (age 7 and age 17)
Lance Reddick as Simon
Connie Chiume as Wanjiku

Soundtrack

This includes "Voi che sapete", sung by Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo soprano), with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, István Kertész conducting, from Act 2 of the opera Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.^[2] This was one of the last films scored by acclaimed composer Maurice Jarre.

Reception

The film, on the whole, was not received well, despite praise for Kim Basinger's performance.^[3] It was given a 10% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes based on 102 reviews.^[4] Basinger earned a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actress (also for Bless the Child).

It was also a huge financial flop; its budget was $50 million while worldwide gross was less than $15 million.^[5]

References

^ "Festival de Cannes: I Dreamed of Africa". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
^ "Cast and Credits: I Dreamed of Africa (2000)". Baseline. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
^ "Basinger, Kim: I Dreamed of Africa". Urban Cinefile. 17 Aug 2000. Retrieved 27 Sep 2009.
^ "I Dreamed of Africa". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
^ "I Dreamed of Africa". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 Sep 2009.

External links

I Dreamed of Africa at IMDb
I Dreamed of Africa at AllMovie
I Dreamed of Africa at the TCM Movie Database
I Dreamed of Africa at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
I Dreamed of Africa at Box Office Mojo
I Dreamed of Africa at Rotten Tomatoes

[festival-cannes.com-1] "Festival de Cannes: I Dreamed of Africa". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-15.

[2] "Cast and Credits: I Dreamed of Africa (2000)". Baseline. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved 2010-03-29.

[3] "Basinger, Kim: I Dreamed of Africa". Urban Cinefile. 17 Aug 2000. Retrieved 27 Sep 2009.

[4] "I Dreamed of Africa". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-04-18.

[5] "I Dreamed of Africa". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 Sep 2009.

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