Out of Africa - Collector's Edition [DVD]

This was a well acted film about Karen Blix. I have viewed it a few times, and now own my video copy, and still have both my VHS film player, as well as my DVD player. One can view this now, online, but , it is a good idea to have a DVD copy. The heroine was a real person, from Denmark; and, I really have always enjoyed Biographies about famous people and their own accounts and adventures. The film is Meryl Streep and Robert Redford at their best. There is, a huge amount of artistic licence in this film, as well as political licence, but, it is very entertaining! A real must to follow and even can be viewed several times, without boredom! I think it is a classic . . . (the style of films, was, unfortunately, in the USA, in the 1980 's, more explicit than I would have wanted for very young people, and I am prudent, because, for my beliefs, "purity" is important in Heaven ! Jesus Christ loathes impurity . . . However, for "adult" viewers, and married people, it is a really enjoyable film !

I saw this movie on its original theatrical release and was utterly blown away, it deserved every Oscar it won; over the years I've owned this movie in multiple formats, VHS, DVD, Bluray and now 4K. None of these formats provided the visual grandeur of the film experience until the 4K release; this transfer is absolutely spectacular! The colors are saturated, the images crystal clear and the soundtrack is perfectly mixed; this transfer truly brings the magic of the theatrical film to home theaters. Highly recommended.

I had my “African period” once, when it was so near. Five years, 1979-84, and save for a month in Morocco (which some might say does not count) in 1990, I have not been back…save by books. More recently I’ve read books by Africans themselves, like Moses Isegawa and Alain Mabanckou. In the “African period” I read mainly books by those of European descent. There were those by males, Alan Paton, Ryszard Kapuscinski and Ernest Hemingway. It was three women however who helped put the “awe” into my appreciation for Africa. Each got some dirt under their fingernails – they were farmers. Each inspired visits with words of their experiences. Olive Schreiner wrote “The Story of an African Farm.” Elspeth Huxley wrote “The Flame Trees of Thika.” And Karen Blixen, under the pen name, Isak Dinesen, wrote “Out of Africa,” which was first published in 1937 and commenced with the subject line. Sidney Pollack directed the movie, which was released in 1985. Two big-named Hollywood stars, Meryl Streep, who played Baroness Blixen and Robert Redford, with his perpetually perplexed expression, played the independent English hunter, Denys Finch Hatton, who would eventually become the paramour of Blixen. Klaus Maria Brandauer, played Blixen’s philandering husband, who gifted her with some syphilis, back in the pre-antibiotic days when the poison, mercury, was the treatment, which worked in Blixen’s case. The two were eventually divorced. And Africa, well, it played itself and Pollack has his camerapersons reinforce the “awe.” Can watching a movie that sorta glorified the colonial period be “politically correct” nowadays? Well, at one level, I don’t care, but I think that Pollack did a good job of showing a lot of the warts, shorn of the glory. Blixen, for example, is not allowed into the men’s only club. And as she must have done in real life, she did go to considerable lengths to ensure that the natives were given a better deal, on land that was once theirs, as she dramatically states on her knees. I liked watching the interactions between Streep and Redford, depicting relationships from the days when, as Bob Dylan once sung, in “Tom Thumb’s Blues”: “And you try not to go to her too soon.” Best to make sure you wait at least an hour, sometimes a metaphorical one. And I loved the scene of confrontation between Blixen’s husband and Denys when the former said: “You might have asked, Denys.” Redford comes back with: “I did, and she said Yes.” Furthering the realism, shorn of the glory, as Marguerite Duras attested, in far off Indochine, many colonists were far from wealthy and lead rather hardscrabble existences. The one off-note in the film was the impressive stone home the Blixens lived in, almost certainly much better than the initial homes built before 1913. As Huxley says of her experience: we built a house of grass and ate off a damask cloth spread between packing cases. As for Blixen, assorted disasters on the farm eventually forced her to return to Denmark, in 1931, destitute. A good movie that evoked a bit of nostalgia for my own experiences of four decades ago, and a yearning to return to the continent. Algeria might be a good start, even though some might say that doesn’t count either. 5-stars for Africa, the awe, and a couple very good actors.

Out of Africa on 4K Ultra HD delivers one of cinema’s most romantic and visually stunning experiences in absolutely pristine quality. The landscapes of Kenya have never looked more breathtaking — every sunrise, wide vista, and intimate moment is rendered with rich detail and beautiful color that makes this edition a must‑own for fans of classic films. The performances by Meryl Streep and Robert Redford are extraordinary — heartfelt, nuanced, and deeply engaging — and the chemistry between them carries the emotional core of the story. The narrative flows effortlessly, balancing romance, personal growth, and the magnificent setting with a timeless grace. This release also treats viewers to excellent sound and picture quality that elevate every scene. Whether you’re rediscovering this classic or experiencing it for the first time, Out of Africa on 4K is an unforgettable journey — cinematic magic that lives up to its reputation.

Excelente película!!! Es una buena historia con grandes actuaciones, con una hermosa banda sonora y paisajes increíbles. Es sin duda una buena compra. Solo hay un detalle, el código para descargar una copia digital y llevar la película en un iPad por ejemplo, solo es válido en Estados Unidos o Canadá. Fuera de eso, el producto cumple y vale mucho la pena.

Great movie

Beautiful film. I paid for it, i never got it.

Ein toller Film, den ich schon gesucht habe

La transferencia es grandiosa, lo único malo es que el 4K no viene con otros subtítulos que no sea en inglés, lo que me parece un desatino para las personas que no saben ese idioma.