Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

AfricaThe movie's called Out of Africa, so we'll give you one guess where most of it is set. Karen Blixen actually ran a farm in east Africa in real life, and if you're going to tell that story, th...

First Person (Central Narrator)Narrative technique is tough in film. Why? Because showing a true first-person narrative through the eyes of a single character is a good way to give your audience mo...

Autobiography, Drama, RomanceOut of Africa is based on the real-life experiences of Actual Person Karen Blixen (a.k.a. Isak Dinesen), and while some minor changes have been made for dramatic purpos...

The title is actually fairly easy to interpret: it takes place almost entirely in Africa, and Karen leaves Africa at the end of it. Clever.Of course, we're also left with a lot of feelings about al...

Bit of a downer, isn't it? After losing everything, even to the point of having to sell all her stuff and move back to Denmark, Karen gets one last glorious night with Denys. Then she hears that he...

PGThis is what we like to call "grown-up PG," where the sex and violence is inferred, but not stated, and it's not there to get anyone excited. It exists as a part of life, with Karen bedding her v...