''I Dreamed of Africa'' is a 2000 American biographical drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Kim Basinger. It also stars Vincent Perez, Eva Marie Saint,

Garrett Strommen Garrett Strommen is an American actor, entrepreneur, author, and visual artist born on October 8, 1982 in St. Louis, Missouri. Career Before his big break in the movie ''I Dreamed of Africa'' with Daniel Craig and Kim Basinger in 2000, he got ...

Liam Aiken Liam Pádraic Aiken (born January 7, 1990) is an American actor. He has starred in films such as '' Stepmom'' (1998), ''Road to Perdition'' (2002), and ''Good Boy!'' (2003), and played Klaus Baudelaire in ''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortuna ...

and Daniel Craig. It is based on the autobiographical novel '' I Dreamed of Africa'' by

Kuki Gallmann Kuki Gallmann () (born 1 June 1943) is an Italian-born Kenyan national, best-selling author, poet, environmental activist, and conservationist. Biography The daughter of Italian climber and writer Cino Boccazzi, in 1972 she moved to Kenya with ...

, 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 The 53rd Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2000. French film director, screenwriter, and producer Luc Besson was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Danish film ''Dancer in the Dark'' by Lars von Trier. The fe ...

. This film was both a commercial and critical failure.

Synopsis

Italy, 1972.

( Kim Basinger), a divorced Italian socialite, changes her life after surviving a car crash. She marries Paolo ( Vincent Perez), a man she does not 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

* Vincent Perez as Paolo Gallmann * Eva Marie Saint as Franca * Daniel Craig as Declan Fielding *

- Emanuele (age 7 and age 17) * Lance Reddick as Simon * Connie Chiume as Wanjiku *

Shannon Esra Shannon Esra ( née Esrechowitz; born 1 February 1984) is a South African actress and singer. Early life Early life and career beginning Esra had her first "taste" of acting at age 4, narrating a nursery school Purim concert. She later did i ...

as Siri

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 ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premie ...

''), K. 492, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 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. It was given a 10% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes based on 102 reviews. 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.

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