Films/DVD Asylum

On the darkside of Africa: White Mischief

208.148.209.90

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Thread: Display All Email ] [ Films/DVD Asylum ]

(A)

In Reply to: Best Foreign Film of 2002 posted by LWR on January 28, 2005 at 21:39:57:

Loved this tawdry but true tale of upper class Brits fleeing to Africa to escape the ultimate defeat of England by Germany. Charles Dance became my hero for a while as Lord Errol. Worth a look.

Follow Ups:

Far earlier than 2002 overseas - Auricle 09:14:15 01/29/05 (6)
was it that late here? My Laserdisc is 1988.
It also contains one of my favourite lines when Sarah Miles wakes, walks toward a typically and staggeringly wonderful African sunrise (I lived in Africa for some time) and says:

Oh, no! Not another fucking beautiful day!
- Oh no, I didn't mean to imply it was recent . . . it's one of my "dark continent" faves . . . - mr grits 09:20:13 01/29/05 (5)
  Unfortunately, I don't think it's going to make it to DVD. Please correct if I'm wrong there.
  ----
  Be right there, Mom.
  - Re: Oh no, I didn't mean to imply it was recent . . . it's one of my "dark continent" faves . . . - jamesgarvin 14:21:54 01/29/05 (3)
    It is available on D.V.D. U.S.A. Release date was 9/30/03. The film was originally released in 2001 in Germany, and then in the U.S. in 2002. I would agree that it is a very good film.
    - Not so, see the IMDB link within - Auricle 08:47:35 01/31/05 (2)
      my LaserDisc, as stated, was 1988. The IMDB film release date was 1987. Not that the IMDB are perfect, they are not. But since I saw the film in Johannesburg in 1988, that would seem to make sense.
      The late release dates may have been correct for Germany, et al but I suspect they are actually all DVD release dates.
      I never saw the film in the US, perhaps it played "art" houses.
      White Mischeif details (Open in New Window)
      - Re: Not so, see the IMDB link within - jamesgarvin 16:08:56 01/31/05 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Not so, see the IMDB link within posted by Auricle on January 31, 2005 at 08:47:35:
        
        The date that I posted was for Nowhere in Africa.
      - First saw it on HBO in the 80's . . . * - mr grits 12:09:42 01/31/05 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Not so, see the IMDB link within posted by Auricle on January 31, 2005 at 08:47:35:
        
        8
        ----
        Be right there, Mom.
  - The husband (Joss Ackland) - Auricle 12:51:58 01/29/05 (0)
    is still very active. Outside of his great voice, there is his penchant for portraying great, evil South African protagonists (given the accent usually employed, Afrikaans protagonists).
    As are all of the icons of evil, the Afrikaaner is more than a bit maligned here, but never mind.
    I am happy to see that, in spite of his age (77) he still has several projects underweigh (actually the correct form of the word). I loved him in the PBS Sherlock Holmes series in The Copper Beeches and as the evil consul in the Lethal Weapon but his bits in White Mischief and the PBS series The Heat of the Sun were quite something.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Schiit Audio

You can not post to an archived thread.