Overview
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
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| Country: | UK, US |
| Genre: | Romance/Dating, Adventure, Drama |
| Production Companies: | Romulus Films, Horizon Pictures |
| Watched by: | 94 of 1 026 649 |
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11Anne Bancroft on THE AFRICAN QUEEN
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Love can be strange, painful, magical, absurd — and that's why it's real. In these seven films, the characters fall in love in different ways than the usual: in dolls, in fantasies, in dead people, and even in their own creation. But each story has one thing in common — a feeling that makes them alive, even when everything around them seems impossible.
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7 love stories that shouldn't have happened (but they actually did)
Love can be strange, painful, magical, absurd — and that's why it's real. In these seven films, the characters fall in love in different ways than the usual: in dolls, in fantasies, in dead people, and even in their own creation. But each story has one thing in common — a feeling that makes them alive, even when everything around them seems impossible.
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For me, this film has become perhaps the best in the genre of romance (with elements of adventure and drama) in recent times, leaving a truly indelible impression. The love story of Charles and Rose unfolded not against the backdrop of sweet scenery, but for real, amidst mud and torrential rains. Perhaps that's why their feelings seemed so deserved and genuine.
Surprisingly, for a film shot in the early 50s, the quality of the footage is simply mesmerizing. I was particularly impressed by the fact that a significant part was filmed not in pavilions, but on location in Africa.
This is probably why even the special effects visible to today's viewers did not destroy the atmosphere. The ingenuity of that era was felt.
And the sound atmosphere there is generally a separate hero of the film — the cries of birds, other small animals, the sound of water, the night jungle. This created a sense of constant movement, of the tangibility of the 'natural' environment.
The film turned out to be very lively even decades later!
P.S. The funniest scenes for me were the tea episodes. Hunger? Tea! Danger? Tea urgently! Romantic tension? Well, of course, tea!
A logical question arose: 'Gentlemen, have you eaten anything at all?Well, at least instant broth cubes, if there were mugs and constant access to hot water. But when you realize that it's unlikely, you involuntarily start waiting for the logo of some British tea company to appear on the screen in the midst of the jungle, leeches and complete madness. The contrast is magnificent! ✨🌴☕