The Meryl Streep Roles That Prove She’s a Class of Her Own

In Sydney Pollack’s sweeping epic, Streep’s Blixen stands against landscape and convention alike. Her accent, posture, and restraint evoke a woman caught between continents. With Robert Redford, she makes longing cinematic. The role earned another Oscar nomination, fusing grandeur with intimacy.

Every pause feels like memory forming. Out of Africa remains proof that romance can coexist with realism — and that presence can be as powerful as dialogue.