Chroniques et points de vue: Essential Video:Sigourney Weaver more than earned her 0scar nomination for Best Actress in
Gorillas in the Mist, dominating every frame of Michael Apted's biopic about primatologist Dian Fossey. Tenderly mothering an orphaned gorilla infant or terrorizing an African poacher with a staged lynching, the statuesque star is never less than fiercely focused, a glamorous warrior for animal rights. As the amateur scientist who researched and spotlighted Rwanda's endangered mountain gorillas in
National Geographic, Weaver is the passionate heart that keeps an otherwise flaccid film alive--whether bracing anthropologist Louis Leakey to forcibly offer her services as census-taker of the mountain gorillas; or hanging out with the noble animals until she becomes the first person on record to make friendly physical contact with them; or waging sometimes-physical war on natives and Europeans who decimate the gorillas for trophies or zoo fodder. Unfortunately, the film's stodgy script and direction simply document Fossey's magnificent obsession, offering no insight into what lonely impulse of the soul led this extraordinary woman to climb up an African mountain to bond so strongly with gorillas. Cardboard characters include an eternally smiling, sexless African soulmate (John 0mirah Miluwi), a perfect boyfriend (Bryan Brown) who has to be dumped in favor of gorilla-love, and stereotypical villains. Still, the African scenery is spectacular, and who can resist the cross-species thrill when the huge dark hand of Digit, Fossey's favorite, first rests in her outstretched palm?
Gorillas in the Mist will please those who savor Sigourney Weaver's Amazonian fervor and the pure fire of her physical and spiritual passion--and harbor a slightly misanthropic fondness for liaisons between beauties and beasts.
--Kathleen Murphy
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very fine movie "based on" the life of Primate expert Dian Fossey
this is a movie "based on" the life of Dian Fossey and her work with primates in a remote region of Africa."based on" could mean many things,but we do know that Dian Fossey was a real person and that she did study primates.some of the details may have been changed,(for dramtic effect)but the gist of the story is true.the point is,i thought this was a very good movie,regardless.i found it entertaining,touching and heartbreaking.i also thought it was very thought provoking.not only were my thoughts provoked,but so was my anger,at many of the things that happened in the movie.it's nice to see a movie that gets you involved with it.i also thought the movie was beautifully photographed.by that i mean the scenery,but also the gorillas.in short,i really liked this movie.for me,"Gorillas in the Mist" is a strong 4/5
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Tragedy Turning To Triumph
"Gorillas In the Mist" is one of the Top 10 films released in 1988. It explores Dian Fossey's life in Africa during her struggle to save the gorilla population, whom were close to extinction. The producers and the writers wonderfully desplict the emotional value of the times: determination, leadership, loneliness, love, friendship, and many more. The movie events are accurate to the actual events. Their research on the gorillas and Dian Fossey proves well thorough. Sigourney Weaver plays Fossey beautifully in her well-deserved Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated role(Best Actress). Her every drop of heart and soul is poured into the character in every scene. No other actress could perform this role at this level. All other actors also performed their roles wonderfully. "Gorillas In the Mist" is a triumphant movie perfect for all audiences. This film will be a classic in a few years.
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Anyone passionate about wildlife will identify with this story and with Dian! Anyone who is not, will be transformed.
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Gorillas in the Mist
This is the real life story of Dian Fossey, a woman with passion and conviction who dared to live her dreams. Weaver does an exceptional job of bringing the character to life and is very convincing as the gorilla-loving mountain lady. It is wonderful to watch the transition of the character from the beginning of the movie and see how she develops into the obsessed anger-driven person at the end. Right or wrong in her efforts to save the gorillas, this movie is truly an inspiration for anyone with courage and passion.
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just wonderful, can't leave the screen, would watch it more then once or twice
