Gorilla nella nebbia

Titolo originale: Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

1988
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2h 9min

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Sigourney Weaver in Gorilla nella nebbia (1988)

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Docudrama Jungle Adventure Biography Drama

La storia di Dian Fossey, la scienziata che andò in Africa per studiare i gorilla di montagna in via di estinzione e che, in seguito, combatté per proteggerli.La storia di Dian Fossey, la scienziata che andò in Africa per studiare i gorilla di montagna in via di estinzione e che, in seguito, combatté per proteggerli.La storia di Dian Fossey, la scienziata che andò in Africa per studiare i gorilla di montagna in via di estinzione e che, in seguito, combatté per proteggerli.

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Candidato a 5 Oscar
- 6 vittorie e 10 candidature totali

Quiz
Universal and Warner Bros. were both making biopics of Dian Fossey at the same time, and both were competing to gain access to film gorillas in Rwanda. The Rwandan government refused access to film the gorillas until the two studios could come to an agreement. At that point, Warner and Universal decided to merge their two projects into a single film.

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Dian did not try to convince Leakey to send her to Africa, nor did she volunteer to remove her appendix, quite the opposite: In 1966, Leakey contacted Fossey and urged her to study gorillas in the wild as an experiment. At first Fossey was reluctant citing her lack of experience, but eventually agreed upon further coercion. To test her enthusiasm Leakey asked Fossey to have her appendix removed in the pretense of health measures which she then did.

Citazioni
Dian Fossey: Get off my mountain!

Connessioni
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Gorillas in the Mist/Patty Hearst/Sweet Hearts Dance/Miles from Home/Dead Ringers (1988)

Colonne sonore
September in the Rain
Written by Harry Warren & Al Dubin
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Ray Avery's Jazz Archives

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A wonderful portrayal of one woman's dream

Who was Dian Fossey? Enviromental enthusiast? Insane eco-warrior? Or both?

Gorillas In The Mist is the story of this extraordinary woman whose work with Mountain Gorillas in Congo, and subsequently Rwanda, quite possibly saved these beautiful creatures from extinction. Her hard work and determination in studying these wonderful animals led to an amazing living arrangement with them.

How simply amazing must it be to touch, play and hold hands with a silverback Gorilla in the wilds of Africa? How would it feel to find that same silverback with his head, hands and feet cut off by poachers? To be frank, these gorillas were Dian Fossey's children - each had a name, each had their own unique trait - so it is hardly surprising that she became a little possessive and started treating the animals as her own. The horrors that she experienced on those mountains would send anyone mad.

Sigourney Weaver is simply superb as Fossey, portraying her hard work and gradual decline into insanity with that touch that only a few actresses possess. Her chemistry with co-star Bryan Brown adds to the feel of the film and the fact that she was brave enough to go anywhere near real gorillas is fascinating. To be fair, the two hours do drag a little, but Weaver is talented enough to carry the film through it.

Weaver once said "I only get the parts that Meryl [Streep] passes up" but to be honest, I couldn't imagine this brilliant woman being played by anyone else but Sigourney.