Talk:Out of Africa (film)

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There are sections of this article that are very poorly written and in drastic need of editing and attention. One such example is the section entitled "production." The word sophisticated is used many times for no reason and I'm a bit unsure what facts the paragraph is trying to promote. Since this should be encyclopedic in nature, I think it should be rewritten or deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.4.229.75 (talk) 08:33, 17 May 2008 (UTC) About editing the "Out of Africa" entry:

On 23Sep02, the section was begun about the film Out of Africa and has been expanded/revised more than 40 times.

During Nov. 23-26, 2005, details on the book were expanded to include publisher/year, time/places of events, literary style, and availability of the book.

During Nov. 23-26, 2005, details about the film Out of Africa were expanded to include: actors Bowens/Iman, 28 film awards, extra plot-resolution details, production details (location/cast, musical score, scenery, pace, mood), and detailed comparisons between the film & book. Sources were added to "External Links" and the entry about Denys Finch Hatton was created.

On 26Nov05, began this Discussion section & removed "We Don't Have an Article" to avoid total erasure of article. [-SBS, 4.152.105.15 20:55, 26 November 2005 (UTC)]

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[edit] Split the article between book & film

There are significant differences between the BOOK and film, and each has achieved distinction in its respective medium - the book was quite celebrated when it was first published but today this is somewhat overshadowed by the film version's Oscar achievements. To keep the line between fact and fiction from being blurred, as well as preserve their identities, I split the the two.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:114624 africa l.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:06, 12 February 2008 (UTC)