This filmed depiction of a novel by Doris Lessing does a good job in capturing the anguish Karen Black goes through in trying to adapt to the climate of Africa, both social and environmental, after marrying a landowner who is himself too sickly to live there. Any power the film does have
is mainly a result of Black; everything else is just a background to allow her to go through her histrionics.
Released:
1981
Rated:
NR
Length:
110 mins