It may be the archetypal tricky-accent role for Streep (she’s playing Danish author Karen Blixen, a.k.a. Isak Dinesen), one that’s earned her some ridicule for how deep she went. But you can’t argue with the results. The Best Picture Oscar winner offers Streep her most lushly romantic showcase, what with the picturesque Kenyan settings, the handsome period costumes, and the still-golden Robert Redford as a love interest. It’s great to see her play someone completely fearless, whether she’s shooting a lion, confronting her faithless husband, or watching her dreams and her fortune literally go up in smoke.
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