Out of Africa

In the Newmarket Shooting Script Series format, the facsimile screenplay of the film based on Isak Dinesen's work and life; winner of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Director; starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. Written exclusively for this edition, Pollack's introduction and notes reveal fascinating insights into the development of the film, characters, and story, and cite the nearly 70 instances in the script where scenes were eliminated, shortened, or otherwise restructured during the shooting and editing. Also included are photographs and production notes describing the meticulous preparations -- sets, locations, costumes -- that helped make the movie such a vivid experience. "The emotion the movie invokes is true Dinesen: when the audience weeps, it is only for the loss of her idol but for her separation from Africa, which Pollack and company have brought so meticulously and beautifully to life". -- David Ansen, Newsweek