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Fact versus fi ction on the silver screen

GORILLAS IN THE MIST

Director: Michael Apted Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris Country: USA Released: 1988
ICT Lots of dramatisation but
Is accuracy endangered in this account of Dian Fossey’s life? keeps the core of the story intact
WHATTHEYGOTWRONG… WHATTHEYGOTRIGHT…

In the film, Fossey The famous gorilla Much of the movie One of the main issues The core of the movie as Fossey would have
01 is shown trying to 02 named Digit was 03 is dedicated to a love 04 many people have with wanted it, the gorillas, is accurate. All the pivotal
persuade Leakey to send her to beloved by Fossey, as shown in affair between Fossey and Bob the movie is the representation moments with the creatures recorded by Fossey
Africa, but in reality it was the the film. However, unlike in the Campbell, a lot of which is of Fossey. She is portrayed as an in the book of the same name are recreated
other way around. They had met movie, it was not Digit who first fictional. Campbell did not invite eccentric, somewhat obsessive authentically. An important thing to bear in mind
previously and Leakey contacted reached out to clasp her hand. her home with him and he never character, but in reality Fossey is that Fossey altered the truth somewhat in her
Fossey to ask her to take the job. It was a young gorilla named promised to divorce his wife for was actually struggling with book to fit the picture she wished to create.
She was reluctant as she lacked Peanut. However, Digit did put her. However, their relationship mental instability and was
experience, but then agreed. his arm around her a few times. did last for many years. anything but ordinary.

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